Glad to see everyone is having fun taking the quiz! Margaret I think it's trying to tell you you're a secret snowbird on the inside. The Canadians are gone for now, but come October, they'll be back!
MJ, I know chrysalises can vary in color from green to brown but of all the Polydamas I've ever seen, they've always been brown. Here at home and at the museum. I think you've got a weird one! Definitely the right shape, though. I've always heard that butterflies make a green chrysalis on smoother surfaces because they assume they're near new growth and better to blend in by being green. But if they're on a rougher surface they assume it's an older part of the plant and go brown to blend in with the older leaves and bark. Of course, I raise mine in plastic containers and the museum uses glass aquariums so who knows what they're thinking?
Speaking of, my Cloudless Sulphur made his chrysalis this morning. So did my Red Admiral while I was out in the kitchen drinking tea. I knew he was going to make it soon because he stopped eating (and he was eating like a monster)! But he had been hanging out in one of his little nests and I thought there wouldn't be enough room to make a chrysalis. Well, he found room but I'm going to tape him up to the side of the cage once the chrysalis hardens up. Otherwise, he'll have no room to expand his wings when he emerges. Also, more Pipevine ST cats are starting to hatch!
