The last Monarch butterfly

Danaus · #1 Postby **Danaus** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 3:20 pm

The last one, last of more than 150 that we raised and released this summer, has flown off. It was a very good year for the caterpillars. I never had so many before in all my years of raising them. 143 were tagged through Project Monarch Watch and I am hoping to hear about some of them.

If anyone finds a dead Monarch butterfly, check for a little round tag on the hind wings. If you find one please send the butterfly with where it was found, weather conditions, and your name and addy to the addy on the tag. If you find a live butterfly with a tag, don't send the butterfly, but please do send the tag number and other info to the addy on the tag.

I sure hope some of my butterflies make it to reproduce next summer.

Rainband · #2 Postby **Rainband** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 3:57 pm

Thats really cool :wink:

Keep us informed

Amanzi · #3 Postby **Amanzi** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 4:01 pm

What a fantastic thing to be involved in!

I would love to hear more about how you raise them. Keep us informed.

StormCrazyIowan · #4 Postby **StormCrazyIowan** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 6:48 pm

Wow, what a neat project! Will do!

#5 Postby **Stephanie** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 4:01 pm

I'll keep an eye out! That is so cool!!!

By all means, keep us informed as to your findings.

TLC · #6 Postby **TLC** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 9:17 am

Hi Danaus! We were lucky enough to catch a bunch of them migrating...all were healthy and flying well...but tired when they stopped by home. The picture can be found either in the Off Topic forum..or by clicking here

http://community.webshots.com/user/t_l_c_

Click to enlarge

Enjoy...maybe one of two are your babies !

#7 Postby **vbhoutex** » Fri Oct 17, 2003 11:35 pm

Wow!!! I see monarchs here every year since we are in the fly path to Mexico. I will be watching!! I had no idea people even raised butterflys!!! KEWL!!!!!

deb_in_nc · #8 Postby **deb_in_nc** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 3:14 am

I've been raising them for about 5 years now. Right
now I have sulfers (beautiful yellow).

Debbie

#9 Postby **Stephanie** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 12:06 pm

How does one go about raising butterflys?

Lindaloo · #10 Postby **Lindaloo** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 4:44 pm

I was just about to post about your pics of them T. Beautiful butterflies.

Danaus... I think that is neat. I wish I could find a tagged one but will look for them when they migrate again.

Good question Steph.

#11 Postby **vbhoutex** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 12:28 am

I saw one the other day. Couldn't get close enough to check it.

The last Monarch butterfly

The last Monarch butterfly

too cool!

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