A Closer Look: Monarch Caterpillar

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Monarch Caterpillar: On my Swamp Milkweed

©2022 Vonda Zwick

Shutter Speed : 1/400 sec | Aperture : f/16 | ISO : 1250 | Focal Length : 100mm
Camera : Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens : EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

This is one of four late-instar (my guess is 5th-instar) monarch caterpillars that I found on my swamp milkweed today. These late-season caterpillars will almost certainly be part of the migrating generation, should they successfully make it to butterfly.

Species in this Photo: Monarch, Swamp Milkweed

Location

Backyard and Home

Shot Date

Sept. 3, 2022, 11:52 a.m.