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Danaus gilippus
instar shedding, caterpillar hatched on 7/26/2011
egg laid and hatched outside on zoo grounds
On tropical milkweed plant (plant was brought inside for viewing), butterfly will be released outside after metamorphose. This is the 2nd Queen generation that has occupied this plant in the last 2 months, before that there was a generation of Monarch.
Spotted on Aug 2, 2011
Submitted on Aug 2, 2011
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had to move the caterpillar below it because it was trying to cannibalize the shedding one.