Date: 09/04/2018

Number: 2

Sept 3 and Sept 5 my last 2 captive monarchs I grew (from caterpillars found here) emerged from chrysalises. Both were unusually "slow" to attempt to fly. Even though Sept 3 was peak butterflies heading south, the male just stayed and stayed on a pine branch I put him on. The sept 5 butterfly that emerged was female, really clumsy for many hours, unwilling to fly, so I carted her around to sunny spots on pine branches, out of the strong sunny day wind. She later flew and I saw her on a tall grass stem in the pine grow shadow (east), as the low angle sun in west. Next morning (47 degrees cold an a lot of dew) she was still there at dawn and at least till 10 am. I might have seen her fly twice around my head early the next morning as I came out of the house.

Ludington, MI

Latitude: 44 Longitude: -86.5

Observed by: Connie
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