Incidentally, do you know how to tell the sex of a Monarch? The males have 2 little bars or spots on their lower wings on the little lines of black close to their bodies...let me find a picture because it will make it much clearer.
The male Monarch Butterfly may be easily distinguished from the female by noting the two highly visable black spots on the insect's hind wings and the thinner black webbing within the wings. The female's webbing is thicker and she has no identifying wing spot as the male does.
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Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to
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Great quote :) I have seen so few monarchs this year, I remember only one!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen any monarchs here; I plan to plant host plants for them next spring. I do have a beautyberry plant which is just now recovering from the winter before last.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that info about male and female monarchs! I didn't know that. I love learning things about Nature. It makes enjoying Nature even better.
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