Date: 10/05/2016

Number: 1

This year I found seven monarch caterpillars in the wild and brought them in to raise away from predators.

So far, one died as a small caterpillar in the enclosure (cause unknown);

one crystalized and turned to brown mush due to being parasitized;

three are currently in the chrysalis state;

one is at the top of the enclosure ready to go into J-hook position;

and -- hooray! -- one eclosed today (a male) and flew out into the world from my porch.

Good luck little butterfly ...

Asheville, NC

Latitude: 35.6 Longitude: -82.6

Observed by: Heather
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