This very out-of-season friend went into chrysalis on December 18th. Almost 45 days and 2 bouts of below freezing temperatures later, and they emerged!2mo ⋅ jessicapostpavilion ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Remember the caterpillar I found in the milkweed Amazon sent me? we thought the cat ate him for weeks now. Moving plants to dust today. Look what we found!!!!! 🎉3yr ⋅ Knitchick82 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Dumped 50 left over narrow leaf milkweed seed pods in a empty lot by my house last year, happy with the results1yr ⋅ TAMExSTRANGE69 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Can you imagine all the places this guy has been?! He’s been having a blast nectaring and fluttering around my milkweed all day!2yr ⋅ Alien777777 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
I made a podcast episode about Monarchs! I hope you like it! 🎙️🧡1yr ⋅ GoldnStateNaturalist ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
one of my caterpillars and a shed skin, my first time raising monarchs (NZ)3yr ⋅ stellar-mia ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Received my official Monarch Waystation certificate and sign today!3yr ⋅ Vicious_in_Aminor ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Found this while cleaning my houseplants! How did he sneak inside??7mo ⋅ Dani-2010 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
I made hundreds of 'seed bombs' last night with common milkweed and Mexican Sunflower seeds. This is just one of the trays3yr ⋅ MonarchWhisperer ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
I don’t know much about monarch’s..but I think I have one in my front yard!!8mo ⋅ NoVoice5692 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Just noticed a chrysalis on my trash can - garbage collection is tomorrow. Can I move it to keep it safe?11mo ⋅ kezmicdust ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Caught these two stuck together. Had never seen before today. Was very cool9mo ⋅ bubbamac10 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Remnants of Ian coming through and my last monarch came out today! Currently 57°, overcast, and windy. Supposed to get heavy winds and rain tomorrow and Monday. Should I let it out? Keep it til Tuesday? What is best for this little one?1yr ⋅ No_Weekend_5387 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
These caterpillars are setting up cocoons in this cage of sorts. Any suggestions for how to guarantee they will properly hatch?3mo ⋅ sarsfox ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
What parasite is this? I decided to investigate the dead chrysalis. 🤢1yr ⋅ BorisUrskin ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Cats have run out of leaves, will they survive until I can get a new plant for them tomorrow?1yr ⋅ FluffySpace67 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Is this milkweed? The flowers are a little fuzzy and nobody’s eating it but the flowers are similar and I found an egg.1yr ⋅ hapahaole98 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
My parents’ quarantine project was to build this monarch palace. They release anywhere from 5-20 every day!4yr ⋅ anniedee123 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Monarch got stuck on way out I helped to get out but now it won’t leave or fly away for 2 days now. What to do?1yr ⋅ DeerSpotter ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
I designed a shirt for myself so I can spark conversation about milkweed and monarchs. New level of nerdiness, I know.4yr ⋅ undecidedly ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
I harvested a bunch of milkweed seed. Should I seed them by themselves? I was thinking of adding other wildflower seeds for bees — but might I be going overboard?1yr ⋅ scienceofsin ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Found 4 Monarch Eggs! Using this post as a time stamp: Day 110mo ⋅ IndependentlyGreen ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Around 200 overwintering monarchs at one site in Santa Monica, California, a 20 year record for this site. Preliminary data is showing a huge increase in overwintering western monarch numbers this year. One site in Pismo had over 10,000.2yr ⋅ IchTanze ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Seven to release today--a personal record! I hope to have another 13 within the next week! And five late cats that I'll see if I can get through to butterfly here outside Philly!3yr ⋅ normal3catsago ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Just one or two Caterpillars! New to the Sub, saying hello From NZ2yr ⋅ unspecified_genre ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Some of my caterpillars have left the milkweed. Does this mean they’re getting ready?2yr ⋅ chibijosh ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Cat has thick black rings. Otherwise active with no signs of OE. Diseased?2yr ⋅ goodguygregsbadwife ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
I moved this watering can out of the way so I wouldn't accidentally grab it. But better to be in sun? No sun? Some sun? Anything else?1yr ⋅ altforthissubreddit ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
With life, there is death. This was my first ever cat too. 🙁💔 they were so healthy, nothing indicated they were sick, but it happens. 😢1yr ⋅ Smooth_Term1720 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
How to help this chrysalis on our chair. It is on our patio chair & we’d like to move it into a little butterfly habit we until it emerges. We use these chairs often & do not want to harm it.1yr ⋅ Karenena ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Is this lil dude getting ready to start the cocoon process? Hasn’t moved all morning.3yr ⋅ tikiyadenola ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Dying some excitement! My first one! I want to tell everyone who will listen to me. 🥰3yr ⋅ Sphynxlover ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
3rd update on no Milkweed post: All have turned into chrysalides!2yr ⋅ TheFartingKing_56 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Two months ago I posted my first milkweed sprout here with the title “future monarch food in training” & today I found monarch eggs on my milkweed 🤩 We did it!!4yr ⋅ RedWingWheels ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
My cat brought home an injured monarch what do I do? He wasn't moving much but then I just left him for an hour and now he's moving his wings up and down1yr ⋅ Current_Tour3037 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
My two dark boys, for your viewing pleasure! Will keep track of them for when they turn into butterflies :)3yr ⋅ sticksnsnails ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Suggestions please: A friend gave me a chrysalis for Christmas and this beauty emerged last Thursday. Attempted to release her but she didn’t fly. It turned cold so I brought her back inside. It’s still too cold for her to fly. Should I just keep her inside? (More in comments.)2yr ⋅ melaniemalone ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
We let the milkweed thrive this year, and today I harvested thousands of milkweed seeds for next year's migration!3yr ⋅ Azar002 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Aphids have been going absolutely nuts on my milkweed this year, so I channeled my rage into a doodle that I thought the other Monarch enthusiasts here might appreciate.3yr ⋅ makemoody ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Here's one of two chrysalis. They formed yesterday. How long until they become butterflies?1yr ⋅ IndependentlyGreen ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
batch of newly formed chrysalises all have these brownish markings— what is it? (I’m isolating them)2yr ⋅ cinnamon_t ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
It happened this morning. 5 of our 11 hatched strong and flew away within the hour.4yr ⋅ Mominatrix109 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
I can't get over the squishy belly and fat legs on this chonky boi4yr ⋅ jenjen828 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
This girl eclosed with a small wing. Thoughts on what to do next?8mo ⋅ IndependentlyGreen ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
New to this but my Monarch seems to be hatching... is this normal?2yr ⋅ phlowerpuffgrl ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Mystery: Chrysalis closed with head sticking out. Never seen this before.1yr ⋅ DWM16 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
The babiest of babies: first cat of the season 🐛 outside of Philly4yr ⋅ sarahcasarah ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Only 2 found this year amongst my milkweed, compared to the 30+ I found last year. Fingers crossed for these new friends!4yr ⋅ tlg151 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Just Found and saved a BUNCH of eggs from our original outside milkweed that has now been infested by beetles, they have been carefully brought inside and into our quarantine mesh area to keep an eye on em :D2yr ⋅ CreatorMystic ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
First time bringing Monarch caterpillars indoors. Say hi to these chunks.3yr ⋅ nashlanta ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Is there anything that can be done about the sick ones? I have four milkweed plants and close to 100 caterpillars devouring them. Should I take the sick ones off or is there a chance they will get better?3yr ⋅ korbin_w10 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
My first milkweed sprout!! Future monarch food in training :)4yr ⋅ RedWingWheels ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Could you guys please tell me if I have the correct milkweed to attract butterflies to the garden? I’m seeing everyone’s plants and the leaves seems to be different.2yr ⋅ PaprikaSpice7 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Omg! Has anyone ever seen this before?? What the heck happened to my chrysalis?2yr ⋅ Alien777777 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Is it a good idea to put the caterpillar to milkweed plants where the eggs were taken from? I found that most of the eggs were eaten so I decided to take the eggs indoors and let them hatch. When they are big enough and put them back to the milkweed plants. What do you think of this practice?1yr ⋅ Common-Dragonfruit ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Monarch butterfly migration numbers: a 53.22% decrease from the previous season4yr ⋅ SNM_2_0 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Why is she in this curved position, and is it cause for concern??2yr ⋅ SassySpider ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Going to have a lovely female monarch tomorrow! Number 18 of the season!1yr ⋅ bryansdaname ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Is it normal for 3rd instars to crawl off the milkweed? very new to this and I don't have a cage for them yet.11mo ⋅ Rottenpoppy ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
After a bad start with Tachinind flys followed by a round of OE, finally some hope shines through1yr ⋅ curious-is-me ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Is it too cold to release this monarch? I'm in central NC today it's 56 degrees and tomorrow (when I expect him to emerge) it's going to be 62ish. Should I take him south or release him tomorrow? I brought him in a caterpillar about 3 weeks ago because it was going to be 23 degrees that night.2yr ⋅ kengigi ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
First time rearing monarchs in an enclosure. This seems like a precarious situation! What happens if the leaf dries up and dies?2yr ⋅ maple_dreams ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
This girl can’t fly at all, she just falls and flutters but nothing works. At first I thought OE cuz her wings were crumpled for a while but then her wings were fully pumped up when I came back. what happened ?2yr ⋅ dogmomma996 ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
Is this black line normal? (First-time monarch parent)1yr ⋅ howaboutsomeotherday ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
First caterpillar this year, seems to be hanging out in a blossom instead of on a leaf - sign of a problem?3yr ⋅ anneheathen ⋅ r/MonarchButterfly
