Monarch caterpillar

[Emmayct at cs.com]

Today while watching numerous monarchs on asters, I noticed a late instar 
Monarch caterpillar on milkweed which was growing wild in the aster patch.

I thought my cat rearing days were over for this year as my last BST is just 
going into chrysalis.

I brought him home to raise. It'll be interesting to see if it matures and 
when. And also if it's been parasitized.

BTW, some may remember me collecting Cloudless sulphur eggs several weeks 
ago.
Sadly no caterpillars were to come of those eggs. I watched daily and it 
seemed as if the eggs had hatched but I never found the little caterpillars. I 
know sulphur caterpillars are hard to see when little so I've held onto the 
leaves, but I guess something went awry.
Maryann

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