Saw this set of monarch wings neatly sitting on some aromatic aster. SAD! I guess it got eaten by something like a praying mantis? Or maybe a bird? by ItsMrStealYourLawn native plant gardeningNative Plantsrain gardens 3 Comments mockingbirddude 1 day ago My guess is praying mantis. I have been catching the Asiatic Mantis at tops of asters and goldenrod (I dispatch them). Icy-Conclusion-3500 1 day ago Yep eaten by something. There’s not much of a reason to eat the wings so they’ll just leave them.It’s okay! Part of the reason we want to raise butterflies is to support their predators. toxicodendron_gyp 1 day ago I have seen birds ripping the wings off one by one before eating themWrite A CommentYou must be logged in to post a comment.
mockingbirddude 1 day ago My guess is praying mantis. I have been catching the Asiatic Mantis at tops of asters and goldenrod (I dispatch them).
Icy-Conclusion-3500 1 day ago Yep eaten by something. There’s not much of a reason to eat the wings so they’ll just leave them.It’s okay! Part of the reason we want to raise butterflies is to support their predators.
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My guess is praying mantis. I have been catching the Asiatic Mantis at tops of asters and goldenrod (I dispatch them).
Yep eaten by something. There’s not much of a reason to eat the wings so they’ll just leave them.
It’s okay! Part of the reason we want to raise butterflies is to support their predators.
I have seen birds ripping the wings off one by one before eating them