Okay, I think I'm done with my genealogy pictures, so let's catch up with my butterflies!
As I said, when you're gone for over a week, you come back to caterpillar round up. Or just egg-laying Gulf Frits. They never stop!
My Unicorn Moths have pupated! The one went first, and the other one did it the next day.
This little Polydamas thought he could stinkhorn me. So cute!
The Pipevine ST hit me hard.
My Spicebush eggs have been duds or parasatized recently, so I got pretty happy to find actual leaf shelters. If you're caterpillar hunting for Spicebush STs, this is what you look for.
The mosquitoes were about to carry me away, so I had to open my caterpillar present inside. This is just one. I found three, and then I found more eggs later.
The Sennas I planted out front may not be very big yet, but I'm already finding caterpillars!
Duskywings love porterweed when they're not on Spanish Needles.
I swear butterflies can see through that chrysalis. I walked outside the other day to feed the cats, and I come back in to find this wrinkly Black Swallowtail. How do they know when I leave the room?
He was in fine form a few hours later.
Pretty sure my Sulphurs are going to grow up to be Orange-Barred Sulphurs.
I can always tell Monk Skippers by their weirdly long proboscis.
How to find Pipevine Swallowtail cats.
And the Pipevines continue to accrue.
I did miss my Zebra Longwings.
And my Long-Tailed Skippers.
Three bagworms all in a row!
