Date: 07/31/2018

Number: 20

This is my first year raising them. I have 6 in chrysallis and 1 J hanging that will change today or tomorrow. I have about 14 in various instar stages. I live in a VERY busy intersection with traffic at the intersection. I will release them in the country or will release them at the arboretum depending on if it is a weekend or not.

I live in a townhouse and I miss my gardens when I lived in a house. I tore out the small strip of grass between my sidewalk and my neighbors entryway and planted about milkweed plants and have a lot of nectar producing plants as well. I have a few milkweeds in pots. I observed a female come and feed on my flowers. I also saw her, or a different one on a different day, lay eggs. I have been collecting eggs on my leaves since I planted the milkweed. I presume that she lays them when I am at work. I haven't seen any legs recently so this must be all of the batch for this year. I hope I am successful at doing this. It is labor intensive as I have them in so many different containers and the ones in chrysallis in a large net enclosure. I make sure their containers are kept clean and collect leaves daily.

Lexington, KY

Latitude: 38 Longitude: -84.4

Observed by: Dana
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