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Garden sightings Aug 14th

11 years ago

First sighting of a black swallowtail in the garden. Saw a monarch a week ago, hopefully this one is leaving eggs.

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docmom_gw
11 years ago
Beautiful pictures. You certainly have the right plants to attract them.
catgirl18 - zone 6
11 years ago
What type of milkweed is the monarch on? Usually by this time of year my A. Tuberose and A. Syrians are looking kinda bad. Only my annual A. Curassavica looks fresh. That milkweed looks very fresh and glossy.
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MissSherry
11 years ago
The 'monarch' is a viceroy. I'd be hugely surprised if it laid eggs on milkweed - they use willows.

Sherry
Duane
Original Author
11 years ago
The milkweed that is pictured is tropical; I also have tuberosa, incarnata, and purple milkweed scattered throughout the garden. I've noticed a handful of eggs scattered around the garden on some younger tropical milkweed. Will post some pics of cats hopefully soon.
Duane
Original Author
11 years ago

She was in the garden when I got home today, definitely a monarch. About as close as I could get.

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