Monarch – 3rd Instar
Day 7 post-hatch, (1 day after second molt) this new 3rd instar Monarch caterpillar is now 12.2mm in length.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- SubPhylum
- Hexapoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
- Family
- Danaidae (Milkweed Butterflies
- Genus
- Danaus
- Species
- Danaus plexippus
Posted on August 30th, 2008 under Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera
Tags: Danaus plexippus, Monarch Butterfly. 
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September 6th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
So here’s where all the caterpillar pictures are… It always amazes me how fast they change. How long has it been between instars?
September 11th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Thanks for opening the blog. I’ve been wondering how the catepillar is doing!