Date: 09/30/2017

Number: 1

I have reared close to 100 monarchs here in coastal Maine with relatively few issues.
I had a monarch eclose today that I had to euthanize.
It had brown lines in leg/antenna/proboscis area of the chrysalis.
It eclosed today. It could not grasp the chrysalis, a window screen or Qtip. It flailed as its antenna were stuck inside the chrysalis.
It could not hang and a quick look seemed like his proboscis was straight. He was JUST eclosed though so that could be ok. He just could not hold onto anything and was flailing his legs like crazy.
I put him in the freezer. His antenna are white.
I have one in chrysalis that looks similar and I put it in the freezer after seeing the other in such distress.

Kennebunk, ME

Latitude: 43.4 Longitude: -70.5

Observed by: Pam
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