Date: 04/08/2019

Number: 2

We have a patch of swamp milkweed planted a couple weeks ago in our garden, along with some common milkweed that is just now starting to come back from last year. I checked it and noticed monarch eggs on both types of milkweed, along with a couple first instar monarch caterpillars. It seems very early to have monarch eggs, has anyone else seen any yet?

Courtesy of Carolina Leps

Editor's Note: Because the presence of eggs means an adult monarch has traveled here we are adding this sighting to the migration map.

Wilmington, NC

Latitude: 34.2 Longitude: -77.9

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