Date: 09/21/2024

Number: 2

I could be mistaken but I do believe this is a Monarch egg. I found this one and another right after we had a Monarch enjoying the milkweed. She stayed over half the day.
A couple weeks back we had 2 caterpillars, but sadly neither one made it. One made it to the chrysalis stage but it got ripped open during a hurricane that made landfall on Louisiana, our neighboring state to the west. After the one got torn open, I never saw the other one again. I had no idea the emotional roller-coaster I have created. My 4 yr old son just loves bugs so I went and got some milkweed plants. Even ordered 1500 ladybugs, none of which stuck around by the way, to help with the aphid infestation.
Everytime I go to pull up the milkweed I find a wonderful new creature now calling the plants home.
Now we've got 2 eggs so the milkweed is staying. Me and my son have throughly enjoyed watching them and searching for them. Can't wait to see what happens with the eggs.

Ocean Springs, MS

Latitude: 30.4 Longitude: -88.7

Observed by: Ashley
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