Rt 66 Monarchs

Rt 66 Monarchs My name is Robert and I started a monarch waystation that I named “Rt 66 Monarchs”. I love taking pictures of insects and my plants.

Butterfly host plants include milkweeds, rue, fennel, dill, asters, sunflowers, senna, spice bushes, passion flower

08/06/2026
Spicebush swallowtails—now go to the front yard and lay eggs please!
08/06/2026

Spicebush swallowtails—now go to the front yard and lay eggs please!

08/06/2026

Spicebush swallowtails mating.

08/05/2026

Great Purple Hairstreak on Joe Pye W**d.

Great Purple Hairsteak on Joe Pye W**d.
08/05/2026

Great Purple Hairsteak on Joe Pye W**d.

08/05/2026

Great Purple Hairstreak Butterfly-my 1st time to photograph one. I love the way it moves its front and back! It is nectaring on Joe Pye w**d.

Such a challenge for me!
08/04/2026

Such a challenge for me!

Did you know that the monarch caterpillar molts four times? The period between each molt is called an instar.

My swallowtails eclose daily around here. Between four Rue, my four year old gigantic bronze fennel factory, the dozens ...
08/04/2026

My swallowtails eclose daily around here. Between four Rue, my four year old gigantic bronze fennel factory, the dozens of dill scattered around the fence, and my new native golden Alexander.

When a monarch first emerges from its chrysalis its wings are wrinkled and compressed. The butterfly needs to pump fluid from its abdomen into the wings so they will expand. This is a very vulnerable time for a butterfly because it will take another 2-3 hours before it will be able to fly.

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1407 W 17th Street
Claremore, OK
74017

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