Date: 07/24/2014

Number: 1

I have seen monarchs but forgot to log them at JN so thought I should add today's sighting. Tattered, faded female with left hind wing partially missing was seen nectaring on the zinnias in the back yard. She left about 6+ eggs on the tropical milkweed. She then flew out to the front yard and I lost sight of her. There is some milkweed there and flowers (salvia and hyssop) but there are 600 zinnias along with hyssop, joe pye, sunflowers, clethras and cones for her in the back so don't know why she left. I don't know the exact number of eggs as I ran in to get my camera. The photos I took are a bit fuzzy but you can clearly see the arch of the abdomen as she is laying eggs. I will be going out soon to try to find those eggs and will try to upload the photo in the next day or so.

Lancaster, PA

Latitude: 40.1 Longitude: -76.3

Observed by: Christine
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