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Monarch Caterpillar

Danaus plexippus

Description:

Yellow, white and black with long black antenna on both ends

Habitat:

Milkweed

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2 Comments

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

A beautiful caterpillar....

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago

Nice spotting! Since you know the identity of this caterpillar, it would be great if you would add the scientific name (Danaus plexippus) to your spotting so it can be considered complete! If you could update any other spottings of yours that are like this, that would be excellent. Thanks!

daniel.dparsons
Spotted by
daniel.dparsons

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Sep 1, 2014
Submitted on Sep 1, 2014

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