Date: 10/17/2015

Number: 1

Released adult male mid morning. He emerged from chrysalis 10//16/16 and remained in lepiditarium drying wings until release today. After an hour of short, low bursts of flight, he gained good momentum and some hours later now is feeding on tropical milkweed nectar and flying steadily, I found this butterfly in early larva stage in milkweed and brought it in to raise due to significant presence of red wasp predators.

The weather is sunny and a bit of wind. Should be favorable for migration.

Pawleys Island, SC

Latitude: 33.4 Longitude: -79.2

Observed by: Carol
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