Monarch Butterfly Migration

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Monarch_Butterfly_Migration
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Animal Migration
gptkbp:annualEvent True
gptkbp:conservationStatus Endangered (IUCN)
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Day_of_the_Dead_in_Mexico
gptkbp:directionA North to South
South to North
gptkbp:distance up to 3,000 miles
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Journey_North
gptkb:Monarch_Joint_Venture
gptkb:Monarch_Watch
Citizen Science Projects
gptkbp:featuredIn Documentaries
Scientific Studies
gptkbp:features No single individual completes round trip
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Fred_Urquhart
1975
gptkbp:generationsPerMigration multiple
gptkbp:hasSpecies gptkb:Monarch_Butterfly
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Monarch Butterfly Migration
gptkbp:importantFor Pollination
gptkbp:mainDestinationNorth gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainDestinationSouth gptkb:Central_Mexico
gptkbp:mainFoodPlantAdult Nectar plants
gptkbp:mainFoodPlantLarvae Milkweed
gptkbp:mainNorthboundStart gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:mainSouthboundStart gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Northern_United_States
gptkbp:migratory Multi-generational
gptkbp:navigationSystem Magnetic field
Circadian clock
Sun compass
gptkbp:notableFor Longest insect migration
gptkbp:overwinteringSite gptkb:Oyamel_Fir_Forests
gptkbp:overwinteringSiteLocation gptkb:Trans-Mexican_Volcanic_Belt
gptkbp:overwinteringSiteState gptkb:Michoacán
gptkb:Mexico_State
gptkbp:population Declining
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:studiedBy Entomologists
gptkbp:taggingMethod Wing tags
gptkbp:threats Pesticides
Climate Change
Habitat Loss
gptkbp:timingNorthbound March to June
gptkbp:timingSouthbound September to November
gptkbp:UNESCOSite gptkb:Monarch_Butterfly_Biosphere_Reserve
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Valle_de_Bravo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6