Date: 01/17/2011

Number: 1

I just returned from a long weekend vacation to Weslaco, TX to escape the cold snow. We stopped at a Audubon Nature center where we came across 4-5 lovely tropical milkweed plants in various stages of bloom. I discovered a 3rd instar monarch (on the verge of molting) huddling on the underside of a leaf staying out of the drizzling rain. It was probably about 50-55 dF. With the cooler temps, it would probably take another month to mature to a butterfly.

Courtesy of Monarch Watch

Weslaco, TX

Latitude: 26.2 Longitude: -98

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