WooHoo
Decided to do a halfway thorough checking for Monarch Cats today. I say halfway cause I have over 100 Milkweed plants. Good results:
Swan 5
Tropical 2
Common 1
Swamp 1
While I have looked before, I checked the Swan much more closely as it is in an out of the way area. Of the 5, 4 are Instars 3 & 4. Of the 9 total, 5 are Instars 3 & 4 and 4 are Instars 2. I am not counting one Instar 1 (close to newborn) that I found earlier but could not locate again. Went to get a brush to brush away a bunch of aphids and other bugs right near it and couuld not locate it when I came back. That WILL teach me to bring the brush at all times.
I also saw at least 5 Monarchs at the same time on my property. Certain of the count as there was 2 of us observing. And probably half a dozen Swallowtails.
Oh and two firsts for me. Of those on the Swan plant, one had just shed and I watched one of the big guys poop. hehe
Yippee..
