Comparing Caterpillars

One way to examine things is to compare them. Comparing means to find the similarities.
Compare the Monarch Butterfly caterpillar and the Milkweed Tiger Moth caterpillar. I can think of three things that are the same.

Monarch Caterpillar eating a milkweed leaf

Monarch caterpillar

Milkweed Tiger Caterpillar eating a milkweed leaf.

Milkweed Tiger Moth

Swallowtail Butterfly caterpillar

lots of other caterpillars - off site

Watch Variation and classification - grouping things

Do this Harry Potter Dichotomous Key activity.

Challenge - Then make a Dichotomous Key for a species of organism mentioned in Milkweed and Monarch Butterfly Mania.

Contrasting Caterpillars / Compare or Contrast Butterflies

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