Date: 03/15/2008

Number: 1

We have had a few monarchs passing thru this week, but today the females I watched were "loading" the backyard curassavica with eggs. The one I watched closely for a long time was moderately faded, but a very, very faded monarch came into the garden for a few minutes. This second monarch, with its lack of color, was in great contrast and I am pretty certain it is a remigrant coming up out of Mexico. I got a few quick photos from late this afternoon (March 15) of what we call "loading" of the curassavica by the females, even a couple of first instars. The center photo has 13 eggs. Some of the taller plants, at about 14", had as many as 42 eggs. http://www.asclepias.org/mar1508.html

Port Lavaca, TX

Latitude: 28.5 Longitude: -96.7

Observed by: Harlen E.
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