Pacific Grove Sees Monarch Numbers at Their Best in 5 Years as Final Count of 2021 Nears

You're right -- it is four generations to complete one migration cycle. I'd forgotten that. From Wiki --> "The butterflies arrive at their roosting sites in November. They remain in their roosts during the winter months and then begin their northern migration in March. No individual butterfly completes the entire round trip. Female monarchs lay eggs for a subsequent generation during the northward migration. Four generations are involved in the annual cycle and the generation undertaking the southbound migration live eight times longer than their parents and grandparents."

I didn't know that about the southbound generation living EIGHT times longer than their parents and grandparents. Wow.

It is just astonishing that four generations later, that new generation travels to the same location.

Thx for the ping! This is good news to me! I had my best summer of monarchs for the few years I’ve been working on this. It’s gratifying to hear that I was able to do my part in some small way.

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