Date: 10/12/2015

Number: 4

Released four monarchs raised from caterpillars found on milkweed in my backyard at the Daniel Boone Native Gardens today. The three in the picture eclosed yesterday afternoon, while the fourth one eclosed over night or in the early morning hours. I was surprised to find it hanging from its chrysalis and drying its wings at 6 AM this morning - so far, all of them had timed their emergence for noon to early afternoon. They are tagged with Monarch Watch # TMX 230, 232, and 233 (3 males), and TMX 231 (1 female) and flew off into the sun heading straight south.

Boone, NC

Latitude: 36.2 Longitude: -81.7

Observed by: Annkatrin
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