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Caterpillar (soon Monarch Butterfly)

Danaus plexippus

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Description:

We saw a row of metamorphasis here: this caterpillar preparing for the pupa stage , then, next to it was a cocoon about to open, then, next to that was an empty, open cocoon shell.

Habitat:

Found under the roof of a house.

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