Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Plant It and They Will Come 4 Monarch Pollinator Life Cycles, 1 by coleup
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coleup wrote: 1st instar is right after hatching, As the cat grows it must shed its skin and when it does it doubles in size and becomes another instar. Fifth instar sheds to become the chrysalis. To cycle through all five instars takes 10 - 14 days Below is a pic of the Monarch instars. Hope this helps, Fifth instar is 2000 times bigger than first instar. |