Date: 04/13/2024
Number: 67
Today I did a milkweed survey for monarch eggs and larvae in the late afternoon. I found 67 eggs and 41 larvae on 82 native milkweed plants (Asclepias viridis).
These are the monarch egg count results:
37 milkweed w/1 egg
9 milkweed w/2 eggs
4 milkweed w/3 eggs
Total: 67 monarch eggs
These are the monarch larvae count results:
1st instars: 23
2nd instars: 9
3rd instars: 5
4th instars: 2
5th instars: 2
Total: 41 monarch larvae
This is a photo of two monarch eggs glowing in the sunlight this afternoon on the leaf & bud crown of a fresh milkweed (Asclepias viridis).
Montgomery, TX
Latitude: 30.4 Longitude: -95.8
Observed by: Kathy
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