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Monarch Larva - 5th Day - Danaus plexippus
Copyright © 2006 Mike Deep

Monarch Larva - 5th Day - Danaus plexippus
Manlius, Onondaga County, New York, USA
July 2, 2006

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Contributed by Mike Deep on 19 July, 2006 - 7:20pm
Last updated 8 June, 2017 - 6:21pm

Five days, really?
According to this site "Immediately after hatching, the caterpillar is so small it can barely be seen. It grows very fast though, feeding on nothing but milkweed leaves. In just 9 to 14 days it is about 2" long and is now full grown". Are you sure that your dates are correct? Or, perhaps the smallest one is not a newborn, but second or third instar?
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