Date: 09/21/2019

Number: 2

Report from Monarch Waystation #271: just before about 9 am this morning while watering I saw the "left clipped forewing" faded monarch [I've been reporting on her the last week or so] again, flitting about on the other side of the bed, looking like she laid an egg on a potted tropical milkweed standing in the bed. I didn't have time to check if an egg was successfully planted, was heading back in and then off to the library. Another intact and brightly colored female was also seen in the front yard nearby laying an egg on one of the tropical milkweeds planted in the front bed. The 2 monarchs interacted briefly as they flew to nectar on the same tropical milkweed plant, then settled on 2 separate plants. Later as I weeded in the front yard sometime between 1 and 2 pm I checked a few milkweeds and saw 1 separate freshly laid egg on a tropical milkweed in a patio pot. It's difficult to do a survey of all the short milkweed sprouts in the yard without stepping on others coming up, so I'm only reporting the 2 eggs I'm sure of. It's not unusual to see monarchs laying eggs here in Newport News through September and into October.

Newport News, VA

Latitude: 37.1 Longitude: -76.5

Observed by: Judy
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