Date: 09/16/2016

Number: 15

Monarch Waystation #299 AKA the Virginia Living Musuem report: Small scale Monarch rearing has begun at the VLM. Today the total livestock breakdown is 7 pupae and 8 5th instar caterpillars, with 1 making its J and 1 found "on walkabout" and taken in, currently resting horizontal on its container. Later in the day it began making its silk anchor "button" on the lid for its pupation. There are more caterpillars on the grounds, scattered on butterflyweed, common & tropical milkweeds in various beds. The rearing crew of VLM staff, volunteers and Virginia Master Naturalists did not have time to inventory them all and we don't have room,staff or time to rear them all. VLM has reared monarchs since the late 1980s, has tagged them since 1996.

Newport News, VA

Latitude: 37.1 Longitude: -76.5

Observed by: Judy
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