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No. Monarch cats only eat milkweeds. The type of wild milkweed will vary by location. What is commonly sold in nurseries is a "tropical milkweed" or "Butterfly Weed". Sphinx Moth cats will eat pentas. I saw one laying eggs on my pentas a few days ago. It's a cool looking "hummingbird moth", so I don't mind a little munching.
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Do monarch caterpillars eat pumpkin skin?
no
Do monarch caterpillars eat more than painted lady caterpillars?
Yes!
Does a monarch caterpillars eat watermelon?
No it does not a monarch only eats milkweed and dogbane.
Do all monarch caterpillars eat their eggshells?
Not all of them.
Does a caterpillar eat fern?
Yes, most catepillars eat plants. The type of plant/s depends on the species of catepillar. i.e. Monarch butterfly catepillars favorite plant is Acelepias, common name "Butterfly weed" or "Milkweed". Many avid gardeners plant Ascelepias for the Monarchs which also feed on the nectar.
How can I identify caterpillars found on milkweed?
It's a monarch, Monarch's eat milkweed exclusively.
What kind of plants do caterpillars eat?
Depends upon the species, each type of caterpillar has its own host plant example: monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed. If you move a caterpillar from its specialized host plant it may die because it may not be able to find it's way back to the appropriate plant again.
What are some of the adaptations for survival in the larvae stage of a monarch butterfly?
Monarch caterpillars exclusively eat the leaves of the milkweed plant. The liquid inside is poisonous and makes the caterpillar unpalatable to predators.
How is milkweed important to butterflies?
because there is nutrians and because greens are good for animal and humans
What are some host plants for butterflies?
A host plant means a plant that a caterpillar lives on. Adult butterflies eat different food than their caterpillars. Monarch adults like zinna and butterfly bush but monarch caterpillars like milkweed.
How are farmers harming larva on milkweed?
Farmers that plant corn seed from Monsanto are putting Round Up into the soil. Milkweed will not grow. Milkweed is the only plant that monarch caterpillars eat.
What kind of flowers do catapillers like?
It depends on what type of caterpillar it is and what it's host plant is. Caterpillars usually eat the leaves of the plant and not the flowers. For example a monarch butterfly caterpillar eats milkweed leaves. The yellow eastern swallowtail butterfly caterpillars eat fennels, dill weed, and parsley plants. The spicebush swallowtail caterpillars eat spicebush leaves. If you want to attract butterflies to your garden, you must plant the host plant that the butterflies will lay their eggs on.
