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A pair of monarch butterflies
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Asclepias syriaca - One of the two most common species of milkweed plants found in lower Michigan.
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Detail of the flower of A. syriaca
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Asclepias tuberosa - another species of milkweed that I see less often in lower MI
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Freshly torn milkweed leaf
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Monarch eggs on milkweed leaf
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Close up of a monarch egg
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Monarch egg after 3 or 4 days
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Monarch larva just emerged from the egg.
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Monarch larvae and remains of egg case
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Monarch larva beside plastic ruler
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Monarch larva
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Monarch larva
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Two young monarch larvae
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Monarch larva
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Monarch larva
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Monarch larva
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Monarch larva following molting
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Monarch larva eating molted cuticle
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1st and 4th instar monarch larvae side by side
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5th instar monarch larva
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5th instar monarch larva
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Monarch larva
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Monarch larva
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Monarch larva
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Monarch pupation in progress
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Monarch pupation
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Monarch pupation
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Monarch pupaton
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Monarch pupation
