Date: 06/28/1997

Number: 1

My daughter and I collected two monarch eggs while hiking in the fields located about 1.5 miles from our home. Each was on a separate plant in a cluster of three plants. Both eggs hatched on 6/30/98, making a possible deposit date of 6/23/98. Although we have approximately 150 milkweed plants growing in our front lawn, we have, as yet, seen no monarchs, nor discovered any eggs. This time in 1997, we had discovered 15 eggs in our milkweed patch and already had several caterpillars. In our past six years of raising monarchs, this is only the second year we have not had eggs/larvae by this date--the only other year, 1995, was very cold and wet, This year the weather here does not seem to be a factor. Where are the butterflies?

Palmyra, NY

Latitude: 43.1 Longitude: -77.2

Observed by: Gary
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