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Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar (Hawaiian)

Danaus plexippus

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Field Notes

Notes:

Happily munching away in the Community Garden by the Ala Wai Canal in Waikiki, Oahu.

Species ID Suggestions

Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar

Danaus plexippus

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florida33girl
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Comments (4)
KathleenMcEachern
Thanks to you both for this ID. I really enjoyed the links you provided. I will be searching for the Monarchs there sometime soon!
KristalWatrous
Looks like a monarch caterpillar to me. There are monarch butterflies in Hawaii. There is even a white morph that is becoming more common there. http://www.explorebiodiversity.com/Hawaii/BiodiversityForgotten/Wildlife/Inverts/Insects/Monarchs.htm
KathleenMcEachern
I see on the link that it has occasionally been seen in Hawaii. I will have to look for it when I am there next. Is there any other caterpillar that looks exactly like this?
KathleenMcEachern
I wonder if the Monarch Butterfly has been introduced to Hawaii? So many things have!

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
Mission
Monarch Migration

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PublishedSeptember 30, 2011

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