original letter notifying us of our selectionOpening the Box from Kansas
summer Bio. 114 Lab students who helped with the project
Bio. 114 Lab students #2
the box from Kansas
unpacking the eggs from Kansas
students looking at eggs
Assoc. Dean Greg Gray looking at eggs
unpacking the equipment
more unpacking
equipment from Kansas #1
equipment from Kansas #2
These eggs came with an instruction manual
Monarch Life Cycle
Monarch eggs
eggs about to hatch
a first instar
another first instar
comparison of first and second instars
Karen learning how to change leaves
transferring caterpillars to new leaves
caterpillar molting to fifth instar
fifth instar and a “slow learner”
a fifth instar
another fifth instar
cart with set-up for large larvae and pupae
fifth instar looking for a place to pupate
a prepupa
another prepupa
using a berry basket to pupate
a newly-molted pupa still expanding
a pupa
another pupa
Our Little “2D” with Her Broken Wing
2d-1
2d-2
2d-3
2d-4
2d-5
2d-6
2d-7
2d-8
2d-9
2d-a
Milkweed and Milkweed “Critters”
the edge of the field
our milkweed patch
blooming milkweed
milkweed flowers
close-up of flowers
milkweed with small pods
swamp milkweed
milkweed beetle #1
milkweed beetle #2
a pair of beetles
Tetraopes means “four eyes”
ladybug on milkweed
ladybug and aphids on milkweed
orange aphids #1
orange aphids #2
Leslie picking leaves for Monarch Watch
students looking for caterpillars
Monarchs from the Krohn Conservatory Butterfly Exhibit
chrysalis
adult feeding
adult female #1
adult female #2
adult male #1
adult male #2
Leslie’s Trip to Kansas
Monarch Watch Headquarters
Chip Taylor, head of Monarch Watch
Jason Daniels
mating cage
mating cups
oviposition cups
small larvae and diet in creamer cups
older larvae in creamer cups
Maps
Where we are in the U.S.A.
Where we are in Batavia
Where the milkweed is on campus
Other Related Photos
Giant Swallowtails at Krohn
Hackberry or Tawny Emperor getting salt out by the milkweed plants
royal walnut moth someone brought in about the same time
a green butterfly at Krohn
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Go to the Monarch Watch Home Page.
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