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While I've presented monarch butterfly photos before, this is the first time I've ever come across a monarch caterpillar. It is as striking as an adult.
Monarch caterpillars dine on milkweed, which makes them highly undesirable to predators.
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And below is monarch is all his glory. The monarch males are identified by the black scent patch, seen as a small black oval on the hindwing (close to the body).
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Following is perhaps my favorite photo of a monarch, who is enjoying a little bit of thistle.
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Photo note: The photos were taken during this past week (in August 2007) with the Pentax *1st D and the SMC 1000mm reflex lens.
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