Date: 07/05/2013

Number: 1

I have been watching for Monarchs to visit our backyard milkweed. They have been elusive here in Missouri...except for a few sighted while driving. I was excited this morning when I went to the garden to pick a tomato and spotted this female. She was small in size and of faded color. I observed her laying her eggs on the tender leaves and on the milkweed blossom itself. The temperature was about 80 degrees and sunny weather. She stayed for abut an hour.

Catawissa, MO

Latitude: 38.4 Longitude: -90.8

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