Date: 09/02/2015

Number: 10

Assorted instars of monarch caterpillars. Larger cats on Swamp Milkweed and "Hairy Balls"/Goose Plant. Small ones on the single Tropical Milkweed. (although there have been many eggs laid on this particular plant I have only seen one larger cat. Could predators be knocking off all the babies? Could the toxic chemical in the plant be doing them in? I am having trouble believing not one on this plant will make it to adulthood.)

Joplin, MO

Latitude: 37.1 Longitude: -94.5

Observed by: Valerie
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