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The Caterpillar (or Larva)

This monarch butterfly hatched just a few minutes ago. It is eating its own shell. Nothing is wasted in nature! A monarch is a caterpillar for 7-17 days.

Caterpillar or larva? Both are correct.

  • Larva is the scientific word for caterpillar.
  • Larvae is the plural of larva. So, larvae means caterpillars.