I spent over two hours watching these Monarch butterflies. Two happy hours!! 
The butterfly in the title photo has a broken wing and was on the ground without much movement. That brought up the question from my little girls: Will this Monarch butterfly die?
Monarch butterflies go through four generations each year. The first three generations hatch from their cocoon state and live for up to six weeks, but the fourth generation continues to live on for up to six or eight months so that they can migrate to a warmer climate, hibernate, and then start a new first generation in the spring time. Looks like this one on the ground belongs to the third generation or prior…
Monarch butterflies are the only insect to migrate up to 2,500 miles (4,000 km) to get out of the cold weather and hibernate. What a fascinating creature!!
All you need to know about Monarch Butterflies are here.