Late Monarch

[Stanley A. Gorodenski]

At the August Lep Soc meeting Orley Taylor talked about some experiments
he had conducted.  When manarchs are subjected to a strong magnetic
field, they become disorientated.  Perhaps some of the Manarchs that
have been observed happened rest by some strong power lines.  This is
pretty far fetched.  More likely, the developmental switch mechanism
that takes Manarchs into the migratory stage doesn't work with 100%
reliability.

Stan Gorodenski

Robert Thorn wrote:
> 
> I was wondering the exact same thing when I saw a Monarch flutter by in
> Gahanna Ohio (central Ohio) just yesterday (Nov 6).  Relatively mild,
> sunny afternoons yesterday and today allowed the monarch, as well as a
> few Cabbage Whites, Clouded Sulphurs, a Buckeye, and an unidentified
> dark skipper to fly around in several of the parks in Gahanna.  We've
> already had several hard frosts, and virtually all of the flowers are
> gone, so its difficult to imagine how these butterflies will fare over
> the next week, even if the weather holds.  It's certainly uplifting to
> see butterflies in the midwest in November.
> 
> Rob Thorn

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