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Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Daily pictures #100!, 1 by lepfarmer

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lepfarmer wrote:
Here's a few first instar Mourning Cloak larvae. Mourning Cloaks lay their eggs in masses (sometimes up to a couple of hundred at a time). Early instars feed together and then by the last instar they disperse to feed alone.

Dale Clark
Dallas County Lepidopterists' Society
http://www.dallasbutterflies.com