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Queen Butterfly caterpillar, Danaus gilippus

Danaus gilippus

Photo by Adiva
Published on Project Noah
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25.5896, -80.4048

Field Notes

Description:

10 day old Queen caterpillars with a much younger caterpillar

Habitat:

found - Zoo Miami on grounds, currently in office

Notes:

the hitchhiker came in on a branch cut for feeding the older ones since they have stripped the original milkweed again.

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Photographed
PublishedAugust 4, 2011

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