Butterflies and Moths

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Escaping the weather

On a cold day, you might feel like staying in bed

or moving somewhere that is warm. Just like you,

butterflies and moths try to avoid the cold. Some

hibernate—this means finding a sheltered spot

and spending the winter asleep. Others form huge

groups and fly to warmer places to escape the cold.

This movement is called migration.

Sun seekers

The monarch migrates more than any other

butterfly on Earth. Groups of thousands fly

south from as far north as Canada to spend

the winter in the mountain forests

of Mexico and southern

California. They return

north in the spring.

Large wings

help monarchs

fly long distances

without tiring.

Monarchs stop

at flowers to

refuel on

sugary nectar.

Mexico

Follow the arrows to see

the monarchs’ route.

North America

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