Date: 11/06/2019

Number: 50

I visited the San Antonio Botanical Gardens today and saw dozens of monarchs feeding on various plants - mostly blue mistflower and tropical butterfly weed. Some of the monarchs had noticeably torn wings, but were vigorous. I saw a pair mating on the butterfly weed, and I also saw two caterpillars on the butterfly weed. Near a patch of butterfly weed was a large magnolia in which some monarchs were beginning to roost in the late afternoon. Toward dusk, I saw two in directional flight headed southwest out of the gardens.

San Antonio, TX

Latitude: 29.5 Longitude: -98.5

Observed by: Susan
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