Date: 04/30/2020

Number: 2

First adult monarch butterflies seen today (30 April 2020). Ovipositing on common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) -- see photo. The monarchs were selecting the smaller milkweed plants, the ones less than two inches tall. There are taller plants in our gardens, up to 8 inches tall, but the monarchs did not lay eggs on those larger plants.

Chesterfield, MO

Latitude: 38.6 Longitude: -90.6

Observed by: Gregg
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