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Butterfly In Training: Photo Of The Day

In response to our call for spring photos, a Patch reader sent us this photo of a caterpillar situated on milkweed leaves.

Caterpillar on milkweed leaves.
Caterpillar on milkweed leaves. (Courtesy of Sherry Goldwasser​)

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA —Sherry Goldwasser captured this sweet photo of what she calls, "a Monarch Butterfly in training." The caterpillar was making its home on some milkweed leaves.

Thank you, Sherry, for sharing your photo with Patch readers.

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