Date: 04/18/2020

Number: 1

This beautiful male monarch was born indoors yesterday afternoon. Because of the afternoon birth & knowing the forcast was for evening downpours (which we did get), I decided to keep him overnight and release him today.

I had originally brought him in as a 5th instar larva on April 1, because his milkweed area was being inadvertly damaged by the telephone line crew who had work to do in the area. On April 3 he transformed into a chrysalis. On April 17 he emerged from the chrysalis.

I am very glad that this healthy fellow is now ready to follow his destiny and journey north. He only stayed for about 10 minutes on the flowers, getting his bearings ~ then off he buoyantly flew!

Montgomery, TX

Latitude: 30.4 Longitude: -95.8

Observed by: Kathy
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