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Mary Hyde's Treasure Monarch in flight

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Owner:
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Released:
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Origin:
New York, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of Engeln94.

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Current Goal

Monarch in flight would like to move from cache to cache and see as many places as possible.  It would be especially cool to go to the overwintering areas of Southern California, Florida and Central Mexico.   Thank you for keeping me moving and in flight!

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Monarch in flight

The Life Cycle(s) of a Monarch Butterfly

 

 

Monarch butterflies go through four stages during one life cycle, and through four generations in one year. It’s a little confusing but keep reading and you will understand. The four stages of the monarch butterfly life cycle are the egg, the larvae (caterpillar), the pupa (chrysalis), and the adult butterfly. The four generations are actually four different butterflies going through these four stages during one year until it is time to start over again with stage one and generation one.

In February and March, the final generation of hibernating monarch butterflies comes out of hibernation to find a mate. They then migrate north and east in order to find a place to lay their eggs. This starts stage one and generation one of the new year for the monarch butterfly.

In March and April the eggs are laid on milkweed plants. They hatch into baby caterpillars, also called the larvae. It takes about four days for the eggs to hatch. Then the baby caterpillar doesn’t do much more than eat the milkweed in order to grow. After about two weeks, the caterpillar will be fully-grown and find a place to attach itself so that it can start the process of metamorphosis. It will attach itself to a stem or a leaf using silk and transform into a chrysalis. Although, from the outside, the 10 days of the chrysalis phase seems to be a time when nothing is happening, it is really a time of rapid change. Within the chrysalis the old body parts of the caterpillar are undergoing a remarkable transformation, called metamorphosis, to become the beautiful parts that make up the butterfly that will emerge. The monarch butterfly will emerge from the pupa and fly away, feeding on flowers and just enjoying the short life it has left, which is only about two to six weeks. This first generation monarch butterfly will then die after laying eggs for generation number two.

The second generation of monarch butterflies is born in May and June, and then the third generation will be born in July and August. These monarch butterflies will go through exactly the same four stage life cycle as the first generation.  

The fourth generation of monarch butterflies is a little bit different than the first three generations. The fourth generation is born in September and October and goes through exactly the same process as the first, second and third generations except for one part. The fourth generation of monarch butterflies does not die after two to six weeks. Instead, this generation of monarch butterfly migrates to warmer climates like Mexico and California and will live for six to eight months until it is time to start the whole process over again.

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Tracking History (6411.2mi) View Map

Visited 1/17/2021 Engeln94 took it to Colorado Spirit Quest #222 - Otis Colorado - 6.85 miles  Visit Log

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Visited 1/17/2021 Engeln94 took it to nickgatt says Let's Play a Game #5 Colorado - 1.44 miles  Visit Log

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Visited 1/17/2021 Engeln94 took it to nickgatt says Let's Play a Game #2 Colorado - .99 miles  Visit Log

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Visited 1/17/2021 Engeln94 took it to nickgatt says Let's Play a Game #4 Colorado   Visit Log

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Visited 1/17/2021 Engeln94 took it to nickgatt says Let's Play a Game #4 Colorado - 18.1 miles  Visit Log

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Retrieve It from a Cache 1/17/2021 Engeln94 retrieved it from Yuma, CO TB Lodge and Resort Colorado   Visit Log

Well keep him moving

Dropped Off 1/2/2021 Cfiguy placed it in Yuma, CO TB Lodge and Resort Colorado - 5.85 miles  Visit Log

Please keep it going!!

Visited 1/2/2021 Cfiguy took it to Archers Hidden Prize Colorado - 9.15 miles  Visit Log

Thanks

Visited 1/2/2021 Cfiguy took it to Colorado Spirit Quest #221 - Yuma Colorado - 1.73 miles  Visit Log

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Retrieve It from a Cache 1/2/2021 Cfiguy retrieved it from YE' OLD ROADSIDE PARK/ TB HOTEL Colorado   Visit Log

Moving south!!

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