Date: 11/07/2018

Number: 1

Late Season Monarch Butterfly: Returned from being overseas for two weeks on Oct 31— before I left I had two Monarch chrysalis left in the garden and when I returned one had emerged and had left and the other was still a chrysalis — it was cold but warming up Nov 3 so I bought it inside to see if the butterfly would emerge — on Nov 7th morning it was black. At 12:45pm the Monarch emerged. It was 63 F so at 2.30pm I put it outside but it didn't fly off so I bought it back inside at 4.30pm. Thursday Nov 8th too cold outside I don't know if another warm front will come for it to get to Mexico. This Monarch was a chrysalis for over three weeks close to four weeks.

Other: This is the first year growing milkweed and successfully had 1 Monarch emerge Oct 6, 3 Monarchs Oct 10. Oct 13 cold snap one monarch butterfly attached to plant for several days before warm enough to fly (temp got to 55 F on the day it left Oct 16), one caterpillar that turned black and died and one chrysalis develop a hole near the top, turn black and died.

Cincinnati, OH

Latitude: 39.2 Longitude: -84.4

Observed by: Jo
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