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Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY PICTURES #105, 1 by lepfarmer

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lepfarmer wrote:
Thought I'd illustrate the way monarch larvae "notch" a milkweed leaf to cut off the flow of sap (and thus most of the toxins) into the leaf. Saw this in my greenhouses this morning right after reading the above posts so it seemed the perfect time to snap a picture.

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