Date: 09/25/2023

Number: 1

This caterpillar was found on blue mist flower aka Colchicum coelistinum. It became a chrysalid the very next day on 9/26/2023. We had some cold temperatures that following week, and I watched the chrysalid very carefully. It finally emerged on 10/26/2023, doubling the normal pupation time.
The same day this male butterfly emerged, I saw two other monarch butterflies in my garden. We were traveling a lot in October so I could not check daily.

Hendersonville, NC

Latitude: 35.3 Longitude: -82.5

Observed by: Patrice
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