Learning Among the Oaks Nature Journal: Indian Milkweed (also commonly called Woolly Milkweed) provides food for hungry caterpillars

Monday, May 4, 2015

Indian Milkweed (also commonly called Woolly Milkweed) provides food for hungry caterpillars

Indian or Woolly Milkweed, Asclepias eriocarpa, with monarch caterpillar and red-spotted milkweed beetle adult. Pictures taken May 4,2015 on the LATO trail. mk

We found this small monarch caterpillar on the same group of A. eriocarpa during the May 14,2015 hike on the LATO trail with Missy Teel's 2nd grade class. An exciting discovery for the kids!

Photography credits

Nature photos and notes for this blog have been contributed by these Learning Among the Oaks volunteers:

Ocean View School Oak Ambassador grandmother and Pismo Preserve docent Alison Watt Jackson (AWJ) has an eye for the tiny wonders that we might miss while out hiking. There is so much to see, experience and enjoy when we're in tune with nature.

Retired Santa Margarita School teacher Michael Klatt (MK) is an avid nature watcher with keen eyes for observing tiny and fascinating worlds within the oak woodlands.

Oak Ambassador mom and Santa Margarita School alumna Katrina Sharon (KS) loves photography and nature.

We hope you'll enjoy seeing these and that they will inspire you to become a nature watcher and conservationist.

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Monday, May 4, 2015

Indian Milkweed (also commonly called Woolly Milkweed) provides food for hungry caterpillars