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Monarch Caterpillar Eating

Monarch Caterpillar Going Into Chrysalis

Monarch Butterfly Emerging

Birth of Monarch Butterfly

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Life Cycle


My Favorite Caterpillar Guides

I rated these guides based on my own experience. However, if you are serious about the subject and gardening in general you should probably have both of them.

My #1 Guide:

Caterpillars in the Field and Garden: A Field Guide to the Butterfly Caterpillars of North America

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My #2 Guide:

Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History (Princeton Field Guides)

Although this one has 1,200 color photos and over 500 pages long, I still prefer the above one as it appears more handy and the info is better organized. But this one is a very good option too. And customer reviews are very positive as well.

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Caterpillar / Butterfly Host Plants

Caterpillar host plants are the most direct answer to the question What Do Caterpillars Eat? The information on the most popular butterfly & caterpillar types.

Monarch

Monarch Caterpillar host plant What Do Monarch Caterpillars Eat to Become a Butterfly?

American Painted Lady

Cabbage White

Common Buckeye

Black Swallowtail

Black Swallowtail Butterfly Black Swallowtail host plant

Pipevine Swallowtail

Pipevine Swallowtail Caterpillar host plant Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

Eastern Tailed Blue

Zebra Swallowtail