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Monarchs with messed up wings - Repair with "donor" wings?

ksohio
9 years ago

Hi,

We have a few late eclosing Monarchs after a cool spell here, a couple have wings that are bent in weird positions and not able to fly. Other than this, they appear to be strong and healthy (no O.E. et al).
We still hope we can help them so they can still make the migration. We have seen how its possible to repair wings using old deceased butterflies wings that were saved, but we have none. We were able to locate one pair of GST wings, but probably wouldn't be the best bet for a monarch that has to migrate thousands of miles. So, questions are, has anyone had any experience repairing wings successfully? And where would I be able to obtain any spare wings to use for our Monarchs who need repair? Already contacted several places locally and no luck so far.
Any ideas?

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