Date: 08/15/2018

Number: 12

I found and collected to raise 12 eggs from very small Milkweed plants growing in different small garden areas around my yard. 9 eggs were on Butterfly Milkweed, 2 on little Common Milkweed growing in a pot, and one egg from a tiny Poke Milkweed in a pot. How do the butterflies lay eggs on plants smaller than themselves or even half the size of themselves? This has happened many times now this year. There is not enough milkweed for the caterpillars to survive nor other milkweed nearby so I thought it was best to bring the eggs in. I wanted to raise some for the fall migration anyway.

Harpswell, ME

Latitude: 43.8 Longitude: -70

Observed by: Jaremy
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