Date: 04/12/2016

Number: 67

Today from about 4:00-6:30pm I took a rough survey of the milkweed, eggs, and larvae in our pastures. It was overcast, breezy, and about 68 degrees F. I looked at around 153 milkweed plants and found 67 eggs and 23 larvae. The 23 larvae were made up of 17 first instars, 1 second instar, 3 third instars, and 2 fourth instars. (Of the 17 first instars, 7 were newborns.) Most of the milkweeds had just one egg, but 6 had 2 eggs, 2 had 3 eggs, and 1 had 4 eggs. In a few cases there were eggs on plants that also had larvae. There is an abundance of wildflowers and newly emerged milkweed in the pastures. The photo is of a larva and an egg nestled in the flower pods of a milkweed.

Montgomery, TX

Latitude: 30.4 Longitude: -95.8

Observed by: Kathy
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