Hi Tom I live in Madison, in the southern part of the state. At present, I have Red Admiral, American Ladies and Eastern Black Swallowtail larvae, as well as 3 Monarchs in the egg stage. In the past I have seen up to 23 species of butterflies, including Buckeyes, Painted Ladies, Giant Swallowtails (rare up here), Horace's Dusky Wing, Silver Spotted Skippers, Pearl Crescents, Monarchs, Tiger and Black Swallowtails, hundreds of Grass Skippers (Fiery?), the inevitable Cabbage Whites, Sulfurs and many more. I have also been frequented by hummers and hummer moths (Hummingbird Clearwing and White Lined Sphinx). My absolute bucket list Leps are Luna Moths and Baltimores. All in all, I still miss the population in Florida, especially the Zebra Longwings and Atalas (once thought extinct!) Lazarus Taxis!! Seasons get a late start here, and I can usually expect about 4 mos of good butterfly conditions. It gets frustrating, and by Feb. I'm ready to move South again!! John

It's a male (at least the first one is). I can see those little scent glands. He's so beautiful! I see them sometimes, but not as often as I'd like. Usually I see them in the fall, so they must pass through here on their migration. I've seen them fly over the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway before during the spring and fall. This post was edited by alex928 on Sun, Jul 27, 14 at 17:41

HI Congrats on the eggs. Wish it was a lot warmer up here than it is:/ I don't think that article is correct. My hand raised females and the wild ones act the same when laying eggs. I have seen three eggs on one leaf at a time.

The Monarch is a rare stray in Portland, Oregon. I saw one in summer 2015 near SE 46th & Glenwood. The previous one was in the 1980s on SE Francis St. Monarchs have never been common in the Willamette Valley in modern times, my Uncle had a pinned specimen caught locally in the 1950s. I think more of the strays from California end up east of the Cascade Mountains than over here. Given climate change and a critical mass of milkweed, anything is possible for Portland.