Date: 04/19/2011

Number: 1

Tuesday, April 19, I sighted a very faded Monarch searching for milkweed on which to oviposit. I have only 2 asclepias tuberosa that survived the
winter, and there are approximately 16 eggs between them. Neither of two A
incarnata survived the winter.

The Monarch was missing part of the upper left wing, quite faded, and spent several hours in the garden, repeatedly flying from the front to back of the house. With as much time as she spent in the garden, I couldn't help wondering if this was a last generation Monarch that had been in my garden last fall.

Courtesy of Carolina Leps

Asheboro, NC

Latitude: 35.6 Longitude: -79.8

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