See spots fly.

A monarch butterfly lands on a dry plant in New York. More white spots may help it fly longer. (123RF)
A monarch butterfly rests on a plant. Spots may also help it hide from predators. (123RF)
Monarch butterflies gather on a tree branch in the mountains of Mexico. (AP/Marco Ugarte)
This monarch butterfly is in the last part of the pupa stage. It will soon leave the chrysalis. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)
This is the common tiger butterfly. How is it like a monarch? How is it different? (123RF)

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Monarch (MAH-nark) butterflies have small white spots. Those with more white spots seem able to fly longer.

Do spots hide them well? Do spots help them fly on the wind? People want to find out!

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Scientists studied 400 pairs of monarch butterfly wings. Some monarchs migrate from the United States and Canada. They fly 2,000 miles to spend winter in Mexico. Those that have the most white spots thrive. The bigger the spots are, the better. Dark wing sections grow warmer. Light wing sections stay cool. Pockets of air might form around the spots. That may help wings have less drag so they fly better. The spots may also help monarchs hide from predators.

“You created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.” (Revelation 4:11)