Date: 03/23/2025

Number: 1

This is a follow-up photo to my Monarch Adult Sighted report. I observed this diligent gossamer-winged female monarch as she laid her eggs on multiple milkweed plants (Asclepias viridis). It was hard to get a clear photo of her as she was quick and also often hidden by grass or the milkweed itself. She is an example of the variation of wing conditions I have seen in the returning monarchs. Here she is seen checking out a slightly freeze-damaged milkweed with plenty of growth left and next to other good milkweed plants. She laid several eggs on the leaves of this milkweed and those nearby.

Montgomery, TX

Latitude: 30.4 Longitude: -95.8

Observed by: Kathy
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