Date: 08/29/2024

Number: 30

I am an official monarchway station.

This has been an eventful year.

I have had the honor of documenting the entire cycle of the monarch butterfly.

I've scene the eggs, then the larva.
Then the butterfly, then the mating, and then the The day the chrysalis was made.

I was there when one slid out of the chrysalis, and I filmed it as it dried out, plumped up its wings and then flew away.

So many butterflies right now, monarchs and otherwise.

I can't step outside without seeing them on the Mexican sunflowers. I have on the property and also on the milkweed that I have on the property.

I found that a couple times some were mating.

It's hard to believe that, just a couple weeks ago there was larva on the milkweed, and no leaves, because they had ate them all.

But the milkweed leaves are growing back, so that's a good sign.

Sometimes they've eaten them all the way down so that they don't grow back.


I am in florida so I can't speak of whether or not these beautiful creatures are ones that stay here for the winter.

Of course they're always welcome to stay.

But I can't help but feel uniquely poised in the geographical location that I am at because it seems to be right between the upper and lower parts of florida.

And when I look at the map, there really is no data for my area.

I do have the stickers to put on the wings to track them. But I am a little leery, because I am afraid of hurting them and I don't know who's gonna find them.
And how they will fare, after being handled again.


I will say I have Seen them roost, but not up in the trees, but in dense brush and plants down low.

It's beautiful to see them wake up in the morning slowly and warm up and start their days.

Hudson, FL

Latitude: 28.4 Longitude: -82.6

Observed by: Katherine
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