Date: 09/08/2017

Number: 2

I saw two larvae in this patch of Milkweed the other day, so I returned today and spotted the larger of the two, fifth instar, moving away from the milkweed that it had been eating. It was moving faster than I expected, off the milkweed onto thin blades of grass and onto some ferns. I'd estimate it traveled 24" in about 3 to 4 minutes!

The other larvae was not a fifth instar, perhaps a fourth instar, and it was off the milkweed, too, maybe 6" away.

Picture is of the moving 5th instar.

Norwich, VT

Latitude: 43.8 Longitude: -72.4

Observed by: Harry
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