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Monarch Caterpillar Feeding

A virtual eating machine, the growth of the monarch caterpillar is plotted over the 14 days from hatch to entering the chrysalis stage. [...]

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Posted on September 12th, 2008 under Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Life Photo. Tags: Danaus plexippus, instar, Monarch Butterfly. Comments: 9

Monarch – 5th Instar

The large 5th instar of the Monarch butterfly, a survery of monarch subspecies and the importance of Juvenile Hormone for the migration of the Monarch Butterfly.[...]

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Posted on September 12th, 2008 under Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Literature. Tags: Danaus plexippus, instar, Monarch Butterfly, researchblogging. Comments: 2

Monarch – 4th Instar

Very few monarch eggs hatch and survive to become adults. Among the predators is the Asian ladybug, a voracious insectivore. [...]

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Posted on September 11th, 2008 under Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Literature. Tags: Danaus plexippus, instar, Monarch Butterfly, researchblogging. Comments: 3

Monarch – 2nd Instar

Linnaean Classification of the Monarch Butterfly - Danaus plexippus.[...]

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Posted on August 30th, 2008 under Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera. Tags: Danaus plexippus, instar, Monarch Butterfly. Comments: None

Monarch – 1st Instar

A day old, 1.5mm long first instar Monarch Caterpillar. We'll be tracking it's daily growth and provide pictures of it's development. What about gender ? [...]