Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: First photo of Monarch cats?, 1 by TexasPuddyPrint
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TexasPuddyPrint wrote: Those aren't Monarch caterpillars. Not sure if they are milkweed bugs, ladybug larvae or perhaps some type of cinch or assassin bug. This is a newly emerged caterpillar of a Queen butterfly and some nearby eggs. It is very similar to the Monarch and in the same danaus species...but these guys have three sets of tubercles instead of two like the Monarchs. They also eat milkweed. ~ Cat This message was edited May 30, 2007 9:36 PM |