How Climate Change Affects the Life Cycle of Monarch Butterflies
Detailed Description
Drawing showing climate change impacts to each life cycle stage of monarchs: 1) Butterflies lay fewer eggs in wetter conditions, 2) Warmer temperatures reduce milkweed growth, leaving caterpillars hungry, 3) Erratic winters freeze overwintering pupae, 4) Shifting seasons disrupt migrations.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
USGS illustration created by Ben Slyngstad, VSFS Intern