Date: 08/21/2013

Number: 5

We have numerous monarchs daily. What I do notice this year is the tattered wings that some - more than half - of them have. Some are missing 30% of a wing, and one I saw today was missing 50% of its left wing. Others' wings are jagged, and some tails are gone. Why is that? I also notice butterflies being aggressive toward one another; could one be destroying the wings of another? Does anyone know what's going on and why? While they still can fly, it's very disturbing to see these tattered monarchs.

Newtown, CT

Latitude: 41.4 Longitude: -73.3

Observed by: Maggie
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