Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Monarch laying eggs on Butterfly Weed

Hi, Today it is hot but not overbearing with a little veil of clouds, on occasion, to cut the sun's rays and heat. On one of my many walks I came across a Monarch landing on my new, foot high, Butterfly Weed plants that I had planted three weeks ago. Butterflies like to lay their eggs on young plants and these fit the bill perfectly. You can see her abdomen curled under the leaf where she is laying the egg. I will attempt to take a picture of the egg itself tomorrow as it is getting late/dull out now. Here is the egg laying in the top photo and another Monarch nectaring on Swamp Milkweed. Have a great day, Denis

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