A Monarch Butterfly rests on a Toronto Island Chrysanthemum on its long flight south for the winter
Toronto. The photo at left was taken on Toronto Island in September about 50 years ago during the annual migration of Monarch butterflies to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
These tiny insects survive some four or more weeks. They prefer to feast on milkweed plants (many varieties exist including the rather coarse common milkweed and the tastier (and daintier) cinderella swamp milkweed).
While old photo collectors prefer much old images, photos of various ‘bugs’ make an interesting (and often outdoors) sub group.
Join the fun at our 2025 events and pick up some interesting additions for your collection (there may or may not be bug photos). Up next on the 19th of October is the PHSC Fall Fair. Peek here and at the PHSC News for September (25-9) for more details.
