Butterflies in the Winter

Butterflies either migrate or “overwinter.”  Butterfly’s are cold-blooded insects. They cant handle the cold.  The monarch butterflies migrate to the south because it’s a warmer environment.  They also migrate to the south because they eventually run out of food and could starve to death.  Most butterflies usually migrate to Mexico or to southern California.  Certain butterflies survive up  to 20 degree weather even with snow on the ground.  Sometimes they stay where they are at and just hibernate for the whole winter.  Many swallowtail butterflies spend the winter as chrysalises. 

-Brianna and Elly