Date: 06/30/2012

Number: 1

My yard has several 2nd generation Monarchs. They are feeding heavily on my border of blooming Butterfly Weed (Asclepias Tuberosa), a beautiful orange the exact color of Monarch wings. Another female is laying eggs on the Tuberosa, blooming Marsh Milkweed (Asclepias Incarnata, pink) and especially laying in the Common Milkweed (Asclepias Syriaca). Though not blooming yet, these leaves provide a chemical that makes the offspring unsavory to predators.
One landed on my hand briefly and checked me out!

Neptune, NJ

Latitude: 40.2 Longitude: -74.1

Observed by: Lorraine
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