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Monarch Caterpillar - Danaus plexippus This tiny caterpillar had just shed its skin.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Milkweed<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87373/monarch_caterpillar_-_danaus_plexippus.html" title="Monarch Caterpillar - Danaus plexippus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/87373_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=JnFvfDCjh%2F8chyXFNKrMndtcfrk%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Monarch Caterpillar - Danaus plexippus This tiny caterpillar had just shed its skin. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Milkweed<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87372/monarch_caterpillar_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87374/monarch_caterpillar_-_danaus_plexippus.html Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch butterfly,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87372/monarch_caterpillar_-_danaus_plexippus.html" title="Monarch Caterpillar - Danaus plexippus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/87372_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=mSldI%2BL7FE7nAreoYi8MP6CXl10%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Monarch Caterpillar - Danaus plexippus This tiny caterpillar had just shed its skin.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Milkweed<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87374/monarch_caterpillar_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87373/monarch_caterpillar_-_danaus_plexippus.html Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch butterfly,Summer,United States,caterpillar,larva,monarch caterpillar" /></a></figure> Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch butterfly,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Monarch Caterpillar - Danaus plexippus

This tiny caterpillar had just shed its skin.

Habitat: Milkweed

Monarch Caterpillar - Danaus plexippus This tiny caterpillar had just shed its skin. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Milkweed<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87372/monarch_caterpillar_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87374/monarch_caterpillar_-_danaus_plexippus.html Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch butterfly,Summer,United States

Monarch Caterpillar - Danaus plexippus This tiny caterpillar had just shed its skin.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Milkweed<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87374/monarch_caterpillar_-_danaus_plexippus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87373/monarch_caterpillar_-_danaus_plexippus.html Danaus plexippus,Geotagged,Monarch butterfly,Summer,United States,caterpillar,larva,monarch caterpillar

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The Monarch butterfly

The monarch butterfly or simply monarch is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Other common names depending on region include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black veined brown. It may be the most familiar North American butterfly, and is considered an iconic pollinator species.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Dec 6, 2019. Captured Aug 4, 2019 09:02 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.