Mourning Cloak Larvae

[Hank Golet]

>From Hank Golet, 6-8-06
  
I was driving by the Hackberry Tree in my yard wondering if the Mourning Cloak larvae would be there again this year.  I noticed one "dead" looking branch up near the top.  A closer look produced 146  caterpillars.
    Last year it was June 21st when Ted Hendrickson and I saw them for the first time.  These are almost as large now as last years were on the 21st  so I would say these are a couple of weeks earlier.
  Also, on the Swamp Milkweed in my yard, two Monarch caterpillars (that I found).  One about 1/2 inch long and the other just over 1/4 inch.
  Pictures if you want them. 
 
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