Also in the realm of caterpillars, I found a Luna moth caterpillar earlier this week. It gave me a little confusion at first, because the caterpillar was an orange/pink color rather than the typical lime green, it seems that the larva turns a brighter color once it is ready to pupate.
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Luna Moth Caterpillar |
Our Monarch caterpillars are growing quickly, take a look below:
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Monarch Caterpillars |
While out gathering milkweed for them I came across another curious caterpillar, or should I say a bunch of curious caterpillars. I identified them to be Milkweed Tussock Caterpillars (
Euchaetes egle) They had completely defoliated a small milkweed plant, leaving only the bare stems.
And finally, here is a gorgeous female Monarch on some Ironweed.
I'm off to feed some more hungry caterpillars!
Posted by Nora