I do have one very small patch of earth where I had a few milkweed plants growing among some ground cover. The milkweed got blown over during a storm a couple of weeks ago but then this week I spotted a Monarch Butterfly caterpillar crawling around in the fallen stems. I'm hoping it has enough to eat and will soon be hiding out to prepare for metamorphosis. It was around for a few days and now has disappeared.
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16 comments:
It is great to see the Monarch caterpillar. I never find them here.
I saw my fist of the season Monarch yesterday at my deck flowers.
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How wonderful to find the Monarch caterpillar. Your milkweed plant may nurture another generation of Monarchs even if it got blown over.
Wow. Good macro shot.
Great to see a Monarch caterpillar!
Have a blessed day!
Oh wow, what a beautiful sight. I hope you see a beautiful butterfly very soon.
A few years ago, I was able to witness Monarchs emerging and flying off. It was a special time. I will see if I can find the post and will link it if I do.
I had several posts. This is the first.
https://anvilcloud.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-release-of-monarchs.html
How exciting! I haven't seen any this year, but we aren't on a major flight path.
How amazing! I hope it survived!
What a great shot, it's a beauty.
oh that is wonderful and what a great picture of the caterpillar. i planted 2 milkweed plants this year and have not gotten one caterpillar. i have not even seen 1 monarch butterfly. i am sure the caterpillar is around, it probably formed its chrysalis and will be a beautiful butterfly in about 2 weeks. i hope a bird did not find it and eat it!!
Flown the coop, I'd imagine.
I don't think I have ever seen but two monarch butterflys, and never a caterpillar. How beautiful!
A wonderful, hopeful photograph. Thank you for sharing. Aloha!
The colourful stripes are striking
The Monarch caterpillar looks incredibly beautiful!
It's a gorgeous butterfly caterpillar!
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