Date: 09/29/2016

Number: 18

Greetings from Virginia's Eastern Shore on a cloudy, windy day! During the past 2 weeks, I have released 18 healthy butterflies that I raised on our side porch. Had a later "crop" this season, as there were no sightings in our yard, and the common milkweed peaked with no eggs, or caterpillars. About a month ago, new milkweed came up, and there was finally a small group of new caterpillars! Fewer than usual, but still have 3 unhatched chrysalises. Should be all done by next week! Friends close by have raised and released many this summer...earlier than I did, so they have been alive and well here on the Eastern Shore!

Onley, VA

Latitude: 37.7 Longitude: -75.7

Observed by: Ann
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