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Photo by Patty Leslie Pasztor©
Monarch on frostweed during fall migration
"Over Kerrville [1 hour Northwest of Friedrich] around noon on October 9th, Monarchs poured through at a rate as great as 300/minute... We estimate that Monarchs may have traveled as far as 500 miles the day of October 9th when high velocity north winds were blowing over the state."
(Calvert W. The Texas Monarch Watch 1994 vol 1, no 2. As quoted by Price p240)
Although Friedrich is a little east of the western migration route and we do not see as many Monarchs as described here, we still have spring and fall migrations that mark the seasons.
Other insects in Friedrich include the cecropia moth who owned this forewing (photo on right) before it fell to the forest floor, the California Sister butterfly (picture below), Imperial Moth (pictured below), and walking sticks.
Photo by Bob Badgett©
Photo by Bob Badgett©
Imperial Moth
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Photo by Patty Leslie Pasztor©
California Sister
