Date: 03/29/2021

Number: 1

This is a newborn monarch larva found in the late afternoon today. I think that this may be Whorled Milkweed (Asclepias verticillata). I have seen monarchs nectar from its flowers, but I had never seen (or looked for) an egg or larva on it. Is this Whorled Milkweed? Or maybe something else?

Montgomery, TX

Latitude: 30.4 Longitude: -95.8

Observed by: Kathy
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