I'm wondering how you can tell the sex of a monarch.
I have been watching my monarch cats now for two weeks and they've stripped my bloodflower clean. I have one little cat remaining and nothing for the little feller to eat. I only had a total of seven cats of two different sizes. I feel lucky to experience those with the way its been this year.
I need to know how far a cat will travel to latch onto something to start the process. Do they have a preference out in the woods as far as an oak or hickory tree or another plant. Will they be interested in the siding on my house?
I plan to build a b/f house next season to insure a higher success rate and to learn more about the different stages of life
Thanx for the help
Dave
sexing monarchs
It is way too late for me to begin explaining all now. I need to get to bed. Look at the "sticky" at the top of the butterfly forum. There you will find a lot of info on several of the links pictured. I will get back on tomorrow, or another one of our regulars will. Nite.
So sorry I dropped the ball. Thanks for following up Bruce. That is a great photo for explaining the difference. I guess it was too late that night for my brain to function. LOL! Here also is a website that is fun for kids especially. It covers a lot of different aspects. http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Cycle.htm