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I live in Naperville, Illinois and I brought two caterpillars from Minnesota. They are kept in a jar, and I feed them milkweed leaves, which I brought from Minniapolis. However, I can't find milkweed anywhere near my house, nor can I find them in stores. The caterpillars only eat milkweed, and look like caterpillars with black, white, and yellow stripes. They have 2 short, black antennae things on their front and back end.

1. Can anyone tell me what species these caterpillars are, or what kind of butterfly they will become (no scientific names please)

2. Can anyone tell me which stores/where I can find milkweed plants or seeds in Naperville, Illinois?

Thank you. You'll be saving two bugs!
o_O
=D

2007-07-10 11:19:34 · 4 answers · asked by ? 5 in Science & Mathematics Biology

Also, are the caterpillars capable of eating ALL types of milkweed? I don't want to find some and give it to them, just to have them die.

2007-07-12 03:20:23 · update #1

4 answers

I grew up there (Naperville - was hardcore, lived there 26 years before it got overdeveloped, that said...)
Milkweed grows around there, you'll see the pods in the air.
Go by the creeks (maybe the riverwalk?) there's a few parks along Wash. Ave (or st?) Just north of the intersection of 75th St, (before Colonial). Also, along Royce road, off Naper Blvd, close to Bolingbrook. Careful, people drive like maniacs on that road. There's a few places to park over there. I'd go with someone too. You should be able to find some there.

2007-07-15 17:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by K B 2 · 0 0

They are Monarch Butterfly caterpillars. They eat only milkweed leaves. I've found milkweed in fields or along ditches on the permeter of fields.

2007-07-17 18:13:58 · answer #2 · answered by BP 7 · 0 0

It sounds like they're Monarch butterflies. I don't know if milkweed is native to Illinois or not. My suggestion is to call someone you know in Minnesota and have them send you some. You should also know that it's probably against the law to transport insects across state lines since you never know whether they're good or bad bugs....

2007-07-10 11:24:10 · answer #3 · answered by Mark S, JPAA 7 · 1 0

White with black stripes =D

2016-05-18 22:59:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

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