Milkweed and Monarch Butterfly

Eggsactly!

In the photo on the right, the green arrow is pointing at a monarch butterfly egg.

Within a few days it will open and a tiny caterpillar will emerge. Watch: Hatching from the Egg

The newly emerged caterpillar is called an instar.

The caterpillar is so small that you many miss it even if you look very carefully.

orange bullet 5. What instrument could you use to look for these eggs or the instars?

 

Fact: Scientists who specialize in studying butterflies and moths are called lepidopterists.

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Underside of a Milkweed leaf showing monarch egg

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