It's a Monarch Caterpillar!

After years of letting milkweed plants propagate in our yard I finally found a caterpillar. It was hiding underneath a milkweed leaf and I barely saw it out of the corner of my eye. I only found one larvae which is pretty big already. I will continue to keep on eye on the area to see if I can discover where it decides to pupate.

In addition to the caterpillar, the milkweed plants were also hosting lots of beetles and honey bees.

Have a Happy Fourth of July and in addition to fireworks, don't forget to enjoy some of the inconspicuous displays of color in the garden.