How long does a butterfly live?

Question

How long does a butterfly live?

Answer 1

Adult lifespan:  Marking studies suggest that winged adults of many (and perhaps most) species live only a week or two, and that the male tends to live a few days less than the female. However, in some species, the adult life span of some generations may be much longer. For example, in some species, adults that emerge in late summer or early fall hibernate overwinteri in a sheltered spot. Also fall-hatched monarch butterflies migrate south in fall and northward in spring. Adults of these species may survive for 8-9 months or longer.

*this is discounting the 'Total Lifespan' which includes larval and pupal stages.

Answer 2

Adult Butterflies live about 2 weeks from the time they leave their pupa stage.