Kristina Waid reports, “I spotted this newly hatched monarch caterpillar on a milkweed leaf in my yard in Orange. At just about a half-inch, she will quickly finish this leaf and move on to another and grow quite large very quickly.” Monarch larvae only eat milkweeds.
Kristina Waid reports, “I spotted this newly hatched monarch caterpillar on a milkweed leaf in my yard in Orange. At just about a half-inch, she will quickly finish this leaf and move on to another and grow quite large very quickly.” Monarch larvae only eat milkweeds. Credit: Photo/Kristina Waid