Date: 08/24/2018

Number: 6

Found on common, swamp and tropical milkweed. It was interesting to watch the females lay eggs. They would drum a milkweed plant several times and then not use it. On inspection, most of the plants they didn't chose already had an egg or caterpillar. Poses the question, are they like yucca moths that sense eggs already laid in yucca ovary thus avoiding having their young not having enough food and ensuring enough seed to continue the plant.

Claflin, KS

Latitude: 38.4 Longitude: -98.6

Observed by: Pam
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