Picture of the Day for July 5, 2019

The Butterfly-weed plant (also called the Butterfly Milkweed) is a host plant for Monarch butterfly caterpillars. And at this stage of the metamorphosis of the Monarch, the larva are eating machines as the caterpillar continues to grow their pupa stage.

Monarch Caterpillar on Butterfly-weed

Monarch Caterpillar on Butterfly-weed

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