Friday, November 04, 2011

Monarch caterpillar time

high concentration of caterpillars Undaunted by what passes for inclement weather here in SoCal, the monarch caterpillars are beginning to boom at the arboretum.

  monarch caterpillar
Their peak season here will last through December or January, or till the milkweed runs out.

3 comments:

  1. beautiful caterpillars...into gorgeous butterflies!
    long live the milk weed!! :)

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  2. They are such voracious eaters! Such pretty caterpillars.

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  3. We raised about 80 monarchs from eggs this year. My kids never seem to get tired of watching their life cycle and helping release the butterflies!

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