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Danaus plexippus
On a milkweed plant... Is this a monarch?
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Yes this is a monarch caterpillar. It has two paris of black filaments. this is how you tell the Monarch caterpillar from a Queen caterpillar that also feeds on milkweed. The Queen caterpillar has 3 pairs, the extra one is in the middle of the caterpillar.
Spotted on Sep 14, 2012
Submitted on Sep 16, 2012
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