Date: 07/21/2013

Number: 1

Saw a female going to each non flowering milkweed, landing for only 2 seconds on the younger shoots before taking off to another. She did this about six times before stopping to nectar. I found a total of 13 eggs in different milkweed patches on my property. I was hesitant to report this as I have recently released some monarchs that were bought as eggs and raised by me. The reason I chose to was because the monarch released by me would not be mature enough to have mated as yet, if the 3 day minimum for maturity is accurate so I am fairly certain this female was from the wild population. I had also spotted at least one monarch in the last 10 days or so. I'm raising the eggs indoors until they are bigger and will then return them outside with a protective mesh sock.

Lancaster, PA

Latitude: 40.1 Longitude: -76.3

Observed by: Christine
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