Monarch caterpillars
August 23, 2025
wildlife, lepidoptera, observations, milkweed | permalink
I checked (though I can't say too thoroughly) the milkweeds on the patio and in front today and found four monarch caterpillars. Two chunky ones near the patio, this time on the butterfly milkweeds, which is interesting because previously there were 13 on the plants here but 12 were on the common milkweed and only one was on the butterfly. Out front I finally found some (and had once again earlier seen a Monarch butterfly on them, I assume to lay eggs): a small one and a medium one.
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