7 first instar monarch caterpillars on Butterflyweed milkweed plants that are approximately 6-8 inches tall. Total of 10 plants.
First generation, pretty bad shape
flying in backyard
Adult young Monarch butterfly.
3 witnesses
monarch in a fallow field consisting of indian grass, boneset, and ironweed. Had been mowed 2 weeks before.
Monarch Butterfly on Jamestown WMA
Caterpillars in newly created bed.
A. tuberosa
A. incarnata
Ragged looking female laying eggs.
Two caterpillars - one on A. Syriaca seedling and one on A. incarnata
on common milkweed plant in my garden
Gravid female observed deposting eggs in garden for 4 days in a row.