Rory Doolin of Woodside e-mailed the Almanac to tell us that the butterfly pictured on Page 15 of the August 30 issue is not a monarch butterfly.
The picture accompanies a story about a garden at the Little House activity center in Menlo Park that has been designated as a monarch butterfly way station.
The butterfly in the picture is a Gulf fritillary, Mr. Doolin said.
“Both are cool butterflies and are still numerous to make a comeback if people would go (only slightly) out of their way to cultivate the host plants,” he said.
Thanks to Mr. Doolin for the correction.
