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It’s amazing how black swallowtail caterpillars

It’s amazing how black swallowtail caterpillars can look totally different during their growth. Some have more green, some have more black. The chrysalis can even be different colors…… some are green and some are brown.

Common Buckeye butterflies are always fun to spot

Common Buckeye butterflies are always fun to spot with their bright colors and large eye spots. They seem to enjoy a wide variety of flowers. Host plants for the caterpillar are plantain and figwort.

There are so many black swallowtail caterpillars o

There are so many black swallowtail caterpillars on the Rue, that I put a screened cage over the plant to protect them. Lots of predators in the garden right now that want to eat them. I counted at least 25 caterpillars. They will climb to the top of the cage to pupate and probably overwinter until they emerge in the spring.

Silver Spotted Skippers seem to be everywhere this

Silver Spotted Skippers seem to be everywhere this year! It seems like if there’s a flower blooming, you can find them. Host plants for the caterpillar are black locust, hog-peanut, honey locust, wisteria, tick trefoils, false indigo, among others.

Pollinators are loving the sedum right now.

Pollinators are loving the sedum right now.

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly…… did

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly…… did you know that the female can be either yellow or black? The dark form can be difficult to tell apart from other swallowtails, but in the bright sunlight, you can see the dark tiger stripes. Host plants for the caterpillar are tulip poplar, black cherry, willow.

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