When it comes to exactly where butterflies live,
there is no real simple answer because
butterflies live all over the place. It
all comes down to what season of the year we are
talking about and the species of butterfly.
So in this article, we will explore some of the
different places that butterflies live and why
they live there.
First and foremost, you need to know that
butterflies are cold-blooded creatures;
therefore any hot or warm climate is going to be
the best possible place for butterflies to live.
That’s why you will find the most butterflies
in the tropics, but that does not mean that you
will never see a butterfly in states like New
York or Michigan. Although, you will never
see a butterfly in Antarctica or in some of the
very arid deserts, as there are simply no food
sources for the butterfly and they definitely
would not survive in the cold weather, but
generally speaking, butterflies live in every
single country and every single state!
The last count of the different species of
butterflies topped out at eighteen thousand
butterflies and while a lot of those species can
be found in tropical and humid places like
California, Hawaii, and Mexico, there are a lot
of butterflies that migrate over two thousand
miles so they are staying in a warmer climate
all the time. Places like New Jersey in
the month of May are definitely a tourist’s
attraction as all of the butterflies return from
their long journey to a warm area in the winter,
and settle back in New Jersey when it warms up
there!
One of the main things that influences where
butterflies live is the food source (see our ‘What
do Butterflies Eat?’ article) available in
the area. If a butterfly can not find
food, it will move on to a better place where
food is available. So if you are looking to
attract butterflies to your garden,
be sure that you plant a lot of flowers, not
only for the butterflies themselves, but also
for the caterpillars. When the flowers start to
die off in the winter, the butterflies either
have to hibernate or move south for the winter.
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