How long do butterflies live?

Answer 1

As long as the flames burn in their hearts - once the sparks are gone, they do a last shiver and promptly turn into dust. But there is always the next spring where the sun's rays breathe life into the little morsels of joy they left behind; behold, more BUTTERFLIES.

Answer 2

How long do butterflies live?

By marking butterflies then recapturing or sighting them later scientists gain information on how long butterflies can live. An average butterfly species has an adult life span of 2 weeks or less. For example one butterfly studied in Costa Rica had a life expectancy of about 2 days, and live 10 days at the most. No adult butterfly can live more than a year. The Mourning Cloak adult and some related tortoiseshells and anglewings that hatch in early summer may live almost a year. It over winters as an adult and then waits to court, mate and lay eggs the following spring or early summer. Monarchs and Swallowtails may live about a month in the summer, but the Monarchs that migrate to Mexico or the California coast may live up to 6 months. Some long-lived tropical butterflies live up to 6 months as adults. The long-life champion is a tiny yucca moth that feeds on Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata). Dr. Jerry Powell of the University of California at Berkeley has found this moth's caterpillar may be able to wait up until 30 years to form a pupa and emerge as an adult.

Answer 3

Different butterfly species have different adult potential life spans. An average butterfly species has an adult life span of 2 weeks or less. No adult butterfly can live more than a year. Monarchs and Swallowtails may live about a month in the summer, but the Monarchs that migrate to Mexico or the California coast may live up to 6 months. Some long-lived tropical butterflies live up to 6 months as adults.

Answer 4

Depends on the breed of butterfly, For example one butterfly studied in Costa Rica had a life expectancy of about 2 days, and live 10 days at the most. No adult butterfly can live more than a year.

Answer 5

Well.. in general, the life of a butterfly strands for about 9 months, but they don't always look like butterflies. The buktterfly begins its life as an egg. The eggs, layed on milkweed leaves, hatch into caterpillars. The baby caterpillars eat the milkweed, and grow very quickly. The milkweed contains a poison that the monarchs use as a defense. While the poison doesn't hurt the butterfly, it makes them taste bad to birds and other predators. Predators soon learn to avoid the bright colors of the colorful caterpillars and butterflies

Answer 6

5 months

Answer 7

1 day