DESERT BUTTERFLIES: HOW THEY SURVIVE IN ARID CONDITIONS?
Some butterflies that live in the arid southwestern United States, such as the Felder’s orange-tip (Anthocharis cethura), delay hatching for long periods—5 to 6 years—until the desired food plants are available. They remain in the pupa stage and become butterflies in years when there is enough rainfall.
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