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Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

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Field Notes

Description:

This caterpillar varies in size, depending on where it is in development. Black, yellow, and white stripes. Black feet. Two black "horns."

Habitat:

Grasslands and old fields. Caterpillar feeds on the milkweeds.

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Monarch (butterfly)

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