Date: 04/08/2011

Number: 1

On Saturday,April 9, I took a break from sewing costumes to go outside and look at my milkweed, hoping that it was growing tall! The night before I found 48 eggs on about 12 less-than-3" tall milkweed plants. It was growing....several more plants had appeared; however, a faded female was searching the yard for plants. She had found the patch, but wanted more because she had lots of eggs to lay. She had to be satisfied with these plants and I watched as she returned again and again to lay more eggs. I couldn't count them all! She stayed all afternoon and covered the little plants with eggs...more than 100! Today (4/14) the first 10 hatchlings have appeared. Sunny days (70's) and cool nights(40's), very breezy. Severe weather expected for the weekend...

Nashville, TN

Latitude: 36.1 Longitude: -86.8

Observed by: Becky
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