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Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Please be avised that just enough food is supplied for your caterpillars for the shipment to you. They will need immediate food. Make certain you have the insecticide free host plant available. Shady Oak Butterfly Farm sells most of these host plants as well as Painted Lady Artificial Diet.
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Tropical Milkweed
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Buy Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars below.
For more information on Monarchs go to the Monarch Page!

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Small Monarch Cat
$1.00

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Medium Monarch Cat
$2.00

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Large Monarch Cat
$3.00

Monarch Egg
Monarch hatchling eats its eggshell
A Monarch hatchling eats a fresh Monarch egg.
A Monarch hatchling eats a fresh Monarch egg.
Monarch hatchling eats its eggshell
A hatchling Monarch eats an un-hatched egg after eating its own egg shell. Of course, the egg will not hatch!
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The whole of a caterpillar's life
is eating milkweed leaves and flowers.
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Early morning dew covers a caterpillar.