This beauty left eggs behind when she visited Sunday. Look for them, and baby caterpillars, on the parsley, dill, and fennel.
Update: Almost certainly a black Eastern swallowtail. According to this source, egg stage lasts 4 to 9 days… Should we rescue and raise one of these guys?
Found on native milkweed while pruning today: A specimen that looks like it could be a pupa or some type of chrysalis.
We’ll investigate.
In the meantime, does anyone have a butterfly net or pop up display cage where we can place it outside?
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Over the past two years, CVEarthlab has acquired many butterfly host and nectar plants, in addition to our butterfly bushes. These include:
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail checks out CVEarthlab.
Red Admiral
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