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Monarch Caterpillar

Danaus plexippus

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41.8761, -80.1251

Field Notes

Description:

Habitat:

Milkweed

Notes:

As an official Monarch Watch Monarch Weigh Station, Goodell Gardens (where sighting occurred) collects the caterpillars and keeps them in an aquarium until they have undergone the metamorphosis. The butterflies are then tagged and released.

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Monarch (butterfly)

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