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2006-10-04 12:05:30 · 6 answers · asked by sUpEr NoVa 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
The caterpillar's life inside the chrysalis (pupa) lasts about 10 days and its wonderful life as an adult butterfly lasts from 2 - 6 weeks.
February/March - hibernating monarchs in Mexico and southern California reawaken, become active, find a mate, begin the flight northward and lay their eggs. Finally they die. These special monarchs have lived about 4-5 months through the long winter.
March/April -the 1st generation monarchs are born -egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, adult butterfly;
May/June - the 2nd generation is born - egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, adult butterfly;
July/August - the 3rd generation is born - egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, adult butterfly;
Sept/Oct - the 4th generation is born - egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, adult butterfly . . . but THIS generation does not die. It MIGRATES south and lives 6-8 months in Mexico or Southern California. They begin awakening and mating in February/March of the NEXT SPRING, and then lay their eggs! Withered and tattered from their migration and hibernation . . . they finally die.
The cycles goes on as the new baby caterpillars are born each spring and the cycle continues throughout the year into the next spring. MAGICAL and AMAZING!
2006-10-04 12:37:09 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Michaels 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spring
2006-10-04 12:14:03 · answer #2 · answered by Soonie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spring
2006-10-04 12:12:58 · answer #3 · answered by KLo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
think about significantly better suited success in case you plant some thing contained in the brassica kin; they don't look to be restricted to only cabbage. putting out a harvested cabbage gained't artwork; there is totally no longer adequate time between the egg laying and the cabbage rotting to enable the caterpillars to completely boost. The timing relies upon on the position you stay. In NW Florida they bypass very nearly 12 months round, it style of feels. The plant life I easily have contained in the fall struggle through from them and they are there contained in the spring and summer besides. it style of feels as although the iciness is the only alleviation we get and, no matter if it really is a smooth iciness, no longer even then. good success and revel in!
2016-11-26 03:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most lay them in the summer to early fall. Some will hatch that same year and some just stay an egg until the spring when they hatch then (into catepillars).
2006-10-05 02:12:11 · answer #5 · answered by college kid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spring
2006-10-04 12:13:33 · answer #6 · answered by jordyn_eckel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋