Date: 06/04/2008

Number: 1

Today is my first sighting for 2008. Milkweed has been coming up for about a week now and is over a foot high. In addition to the purple milkweed, last year I planted orange milkweed to see if it attracted Monarchs differently than the common purple variety. From my observations, the Monarch caterpillar does not make its cocoon on a milkweed plant. That's why I let weeds grow in my milkweed patch.

East Moline, IL

Latitude: 41.5 Longitude: -90.4

Observed by: Joseph
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