newly hatched monarch butterfly caterpillar on milkweed leaves

plant flower leaf green shrub wildflower nature blossom newly hatched monarch butterfly caterpillar milkweed leaves climbing scientific name danaus plexippus named asclepias tuberosa clusters orange blossoms august july caterpillars feeds wildlife insect yellow black striped bug summer life cycle eats metamorphisis change growing horizontal photograph color multicolor eat tiny small instar it 39aph39 food nutrition crawling baby young colorful blurred background