Monarch Quiz

Easy Quiz

1) Does the silk to which the pupa is attached come from the front or back end of the larva?

Front End
Back End

2) Do monarchs have scales on their abdomens?

Yes
No

3) Do adult monarch butterflies have eyes?

Yes
No

4) Do monarch larvae have scales?

Yes
No

5) Can a monarch fly right after it emerges from its pupal case?

Yes
No

6) How many legs does an adult monarch have?

2
4
6

7) What is frass?

The poop of larvae
A kind of milkweed
A kind of grass found in prairies

8) How many wings do monarch butterflies have?

2
4
6

9) What covers the wings of butterflies and moths?

Dust
Feathers
Scales

10) What does it mean when the pupa changes from green to black and orange?

The adult will emerge soon.
The monarch has died.

11) Where do monarchs overwinter in Mexico?

In Valleys
In Mountains
In Towns

12) Are there more monarchs in the overwintering colonies in Mexico or California?

Mexico
California

13) What language do people speak in the place where monarchs from east of the Rocky Mountains spend the winter?

English
French
Spanish

14) What life stage of a monarch migrates?

Adult
Larva
Pupa

15) What do migrating monarchs eat?

Milkweed leaves
Nectar
Nothing