Date: 03/29/1999

Number: 1

The monarchs we saw this weekend were very tattered and faded. One yesterday had over 25% of the wing area missing from holes. We observed two pair mating and all four showed wear and tear. A female visited the A. curassavica for over an hour depositing eggs on approx 30 plants. Twice we noticed that while nectaring she would take time to deposit an egg on a flower bud. Our being in the yard did not seem to bother her. I gathered 40 leaves from around the A.c. in the backyard to feed the larvae we have inside and discovered that 5 of them had an one egg.

Port Lavaca, TX

Latitude: 28.5 Longitude: -96.7

Observed by: Harlen E.
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