Monarchs undergo a four-stage life cycle and rely solely on milkweed plants for their egg and caterpillar stages. Monarchs in eastern North America migrate up to 3,000 miles to overwinter in Mexico.

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Every fall, an incredible migration occurs through the state of Indiana, where millions of tiny monarch butterflies fly on their way to overwintering grounds in Mexico, only to return in the spring to ...