Finally, a Monarch, again

[Tucson Grower]

It has been curious. I always have several, or more, milkweed plants growing, but rarely get Monarch butterflies or larva. I have been seeing many different species of moth and butterflies, for more than a month, now, but most are the size of my pinkie fingernail, or smaller. Finally, today I saw several queen butterflies and 1 Monarch. Hopefully it was a female and I'll have larva soon.

All the lepidopterans feed on the nectar of the alfalfa plants more than any others. I'm glad I have so many volunteer alfalfa plants.

Here's a pic of a native milkweed, (Asclepias subulata) -->

[Tucson Grower]

Though I spotted a solitary monarch, and I've seen queen butterflies, even more often, it seems that none have yet begun raising their larva on any of my several milkweeds. 

It seems concerning, usually, if I plant any milkweed anywhere, the larva appear almost immediately, even if I never spot the adults.

[amyinowasso]

The Oklahoma monarch groups on Facebook are saying most of the Oklahoma activity happens during fall migration. I don't know if that applies to you where you are.