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The
Monarch butterfly like other butterflies first lives
as a caterpiller. The Monarch is the "milkweed butterfly"
because its catterpiller eats that plant. Milkweed is
the only thing the monarch caterpiller can eat. If you
want monarchs around your garden, tell your mom or dad
to plant milkweed. You can purchase milkweed seed from
garden shops. Monarchs lay their eggs under milkweed
leaves. The eggs hatch anywhere between three to twelve
days. The larvae caterpiller will will eat the plant
leaves for about two weeks and transform into a caterpillar.
The caterpiller is about 2 inches long.
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001-012.jpg courtesy Us Fish & Wildlife Service
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