Date: 04/17/2016

Number: 10

Yesterday and today I brought in 10 monarch larvae to raise inside. They range in size from 1st instar to 5th instar. Most of them were near to each other in our bottomland. Strong thunderstorms were predicted for our area for the upcoming night and I was pretty sure these larvae would be deluged by the flooding creek waters. In hindsight it was a good choice, because we did get 8 inches of rain and strong flood currents washed over that part of the pasture. This photo is of the one 5th instar brought in ~ a true "tiger" in his jungle. He was one of the main group I had been observing for awhile. I couldn't find him on the 16th and was so happy to see him the evening of the 17th with threatening skies looming.

Montgomery, TX

Latitude: 30.4 Longitude: -95.8

Observed by: Kathy
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