Our 2021 Season

Our 2021 Season

• Months: July to September
• First adult sighting: July 1
• First egg sighting: July 10
• First caterpillar sighting: July 9
• First chrysalis: July 23
• First release: August 5
• Release dates: 8/5, 8/6 x2, 8/10 x3, 8/13, 8/14, 8/17, 8/18, 8/19, 8/23, 8/26, 8/29, 8/31 x2, 9/3, 9/5 x5
• Last release: September 27
• T-fly deaths: 1
• Other deaths: 3
• Current stats: 8/24: cats-3, chrysalides-9, total possible-24
• 8/26: babies-4, cats-1, chrysalides-11, larva/cat-19
• 8/26: release-1
• 8/29: babies-4, cats-1, chrysalides-10, release-1
• 8/31: babies-6, chrysalides-8
• 9/5: cats-6, chrysalides-2, released-5
• 9/14: cats-0, chrysalides-6, eclosed-1, OE death-1
• 9/19: tfly-1
• 9/25: Released-1, Chrysalides-5
• 9/26: Released-1, Chrysalides-4
• Total possible: 28
• Total released (YTD): 28

Notes on our season

• Very wet this year. Seems to be delaying everything.
• Finally got a patch of common milkweed well underway.
• The enclosure is warped and my husband doesn’t have time to repair it, so we’re making due with pop-up enclosures and it’s really affecting our numbers.

Last update: 9/27/21