Date: 05/23/2015

Number: 1

Saturday (5/23) I was mowing the firebreak between our prairie and pines when I saw my first monarch of the season. I noticed she was only flying from milkweed to milkweed (common milkweed) so I stopped the mower, hopped off and began inspecting the milkweed plants she landed on. Two different plants had one egg each.

The weather lately has been all over. 60's and windy for a day or two, 70's for a day or two, 80’s for a day or two then a storm then repeat.

The first butterfly I saw this year I believe was a Red-spotted purple last weekend, then that monarch and today (5/27) I saw an American painted lady. We have had three Luna moths.

Viola, IL

Latitude: 41.2 Longitude: -90.6

Observed by: Charles
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