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Do monarchs eat the same thing everywhere they live in North America?

April 26, 2017EAT live monarchs north america thing

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Do monarchs eat the same thing everywhere they live in North America?

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Yes and no: larva require milkweed as food but the adults will nectar on many different flowering plants. There are many species of milkweed, and monarch larvae eat most of them. Because different milkweed species grow in different regions, there are regional differences in what they eat.