Monarch Butterfly Egg ID & Gallery
Hatching Gallery


Head Capsule Becoming Visible (1 of 9)


Head Capsule Darkening (2 of 9)


Head Capsule Darkening (3 of 9)


Egg Ready to Hatch (4 of 9)


Chewing Egg Shell (5 of 9)


Hatching (6 of 9)


Hatching (7 of 9)


Hatching (8 of 9)


Hatched and Eating Shell (9 of 9)


Video: Monarch Egg Hatching
Monarch eggs are about 1 millimeter in size. When the tiny caterpillar hatches, it is approximately 2 millimeters long, creamy white with few markings. Once they hatch, they will often feed on milkweed hairs and their egg shell.