Date: 08/03/2012

Number: 1

I was preparing my classroom for school and looked out the window at the butterfly garden. A female was laying eggs on the milkweed. I went out and got very close to see her deposit several eggs. She continued to lay for a couple of hours. School is underway now (8/17/12) and we have 8 caterpillars growing inside so that we can study them. They are between 3 and 4th instars. The monarch was the 1st one I had seen since our release of Monarchs at the end of school (5/24/12). It has been soooo hot that there haven't been any monarchs around, even though the milkweed was abundant and healthy. I trimmed it back on July 4 and it have come out tender and green again in the tops.

Nashville, TN

Latitude: 36.1 Longitude: -86.8

Observed by: Becky
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