Date: 07/01/2018

Number: 2

These are 2 male monarch I released on July 1st. 2nd generation monarchs. These are the last remaining monarchs to be released that I reared successfully from eggs deposited throughout my milkweed garden by a female on June 5. In total I released 10 monarchs and collected 11 eggs. All monarchs appeared extremely healthy and strong.

The only monarch that did not make it to adulthood was a very strong 5th instar that became aggressive towards newly pupated cats, I am certain that it would have eaten them if I had not intervened. I ended up placing it back outside on a Cinderella milkweed plant. I was happy to see that later that evening it had formed into a J.

Unfortunately just a couple of days before emerging, its chrysalis disappeared, appearing to have been snatched by an animal since only the cremaster remained, still adhered to its original position on the milkweed leaf. This was very sad for me but all in all this, my first caterpillar raising endeavor, proved to be very successful.

Mason, OH

Latitude: 39.4 Longitude: -84.3

Observed by: Jennifer
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