Upon hatching, the larvae are known as caterpillars, and at this stage, the growth rate is highly accelerated. Caterpillars can eat twice their body weight in a single day, and as such, grow quickly.

Monarchs have migrated north for the summer, but you can attract these butterflies to your garden with the right plants and ...

In the continental United States, Danaus plexippus ( Monarch Butterfly ) and Danaus gilippus (Queen Butterfly) caterpillars have a similar white-, black- and yellow-band pattern on their bodies.

The queen butterfly — that’s its name, not a notation of gender or hierarchy — the species Danaus gilippus, is of the same genus as the monarch, but this species lives a very different life.

The queen butterfly has been seen only four other times in New Jersey, with the last sighting 10 years ago: Mercer County in 2001, Essex County in 2003, Monmouth County in 2003 and Cape May County ...

Upon hatching, the larvae are known as caterpillars, and at this stage, the growth rate is highly accelerated. Caterpillars can eat twice their body weight in a single day and, as such, grow quickly.