Date: 07/07/2006

Number: 1

I finally spotted my first larva today. I had been watching a few eggs. The larva was very tiny no more than a couple hours old. The monarchs are very late this year in Stephens City Va. I have seen very few and have very few eggs. Yesterday evening a male monarch patroled my yard for about an hour looking for a female. He never found one. I have butterfly bushes, over 100 milkweed plants and zinnia's in bloom. Are there a lack of females this year?

Stephens City, VA

Latitude: 39.1 Longitude: -78.2

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