Date: 05/05/2000

Number: 1

Contributed by Monarch Watch

I found 115 monarch eggs along a railroad track in Marietta, PA today. The eggs were laid on A.Syriaca plants that were 5-25 cm tall. The milkweed in this area is much taller than normal for this time of year due to the heat created by the sun on the railroad tracks. Several of the plants contained 5 eggs, and almost every plant had at least one. Some of the plants also had eggs laid on the stems. As I was collecting the eggs to raise, the female who had laid them flew by and laid another egg right in front of me! She was relatively fresh, missing a few scales but definitely not an overwintering butterfly from Mexico. The weather conditions were sunny and 82 degrees.

Marietta, PA

Latitude: 40.1 Longitude: -76.6

Observed by: Gayle
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