Date: 05/07/1997

Number: 1

Today I received a call from a butterfly watcher in Ithaca, NE, about 20 miles north of Lincoln in southeast Nebraska. She reported seeing a very tattered, faded monarch in her yard, nectaring on a dandelion, yesterday afternoon (5/7/97). She said there was a chunk gone from its upper forewing. She could not distinguish whether it was male or female (I explained how to tell). The temperature in Lincoln May 7 was 83 F. with a brisk wind, 15-20 mph from the south. Also, two of my students reported seeing a monarch flying a few feet above them in their backyard, on May 5. Temperature was 72 F. with a 15-20 mph wind from the north. So far, we have no Asclepias syriaca up in our school butterfly garden, but some shoots of butterflyweed are up.
Courtesy of Monarch Watch Monarch Watch

Ithaca, NE

Latitude: 41.2 Longitude: -96.5

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