Date: 04/19/2017

Number: 1

When I first saw the pale orange and black butterfly near my new milkweed shoots I didn't realize it was a monarch. It fluttered from plant to plant and then I realized it was probably laying eggs. It flew off from the flower bed a little and then circled back a few times. After it finally left, going north, I checked and found eggs all over the young milkweed plants, Sometimes six or seven eggs on an individual plant. I wonder if this female flew all the way here from Mexico. She was quite pale, but still a strong flyer.

Asheville, NC

Latitude: 35.6 Longitude: -82.5

Observed by: Mickey
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