I was starting to think that this would be the first year in about 10 years that I wouldn't get to raise Monarchs but lo and behold, I'm finding some. I've been seeing a male and female Monarch here, usually nectaring on the Liatris ligulistylis. Overall, though, butterflies have been next to nonexistent this year. I think that this has got to be either the worst or next to worst year for butterflies since I started butterfly gardening in 2005. I'm not even seeing many Cabbage Whites or skippers, which I usually see a lot of. It's disappointing, but at least I'm getting some. I hope that the rest of you are seeing more than I have been seeing here in central PA.