16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Monarch butterfly egg on swamp milkweed flower petal
I was looking closely at a swamp milkweed plant and saw this tiny egg that had been laid on a flower petal. I photographed the egg and then took it inside for protection and raised the caterpillar.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 07.2018 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2018 |
| Photo Location: | Fairport , Michigan, United States of America |
| Copyright: | © Mary Rasmussen |