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Osmeterium Harmful to Touch?

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:25:47 GMT

Hello, First let me compliment you on your site. You've got some great info. I have two questions for you. Regarding the osmeterium on the black swallowtail

Monarchs in Salt Lake City Utah

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:09:58 GMT

I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. I see common milkweed in many places growing wild but rarely find Monarch caterpillars on them. Is our climate too cold

Cold Weather

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:37:41 GMT

I live in South Florida, We are having a chilly winter. I have 6 chrysalis, that don't look normal. Sometimes they are on the side of the house instead

Where have all my caterpillars gone?

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:59:21 GMT

This morning we had up to 20 caterpillars of various sizes, esp 2 big ones almost ready to pupate, but when we came home this afternoon we could only find

Milkweed harmful to birds and children?

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:15:17 GMT

Somewhere on your site you mention most animals not liking the taste of milkweed (the toxins) - but that cardinals love it. Due to a neighbor's bird feeder

Chrysalis found on the Ground
Down and Doomed?

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:54:55 GMT

We Central Californians have had very rainy and windy weather recently and I just found a crysalis on the ground between two paving stones near the

The Monarch Butterfly

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:52:40 GMT

Monarch butterflies are the most beautiful of all butterflies, some say, and are considered the king of the butterflies, hence the name monarch.

Care of Milkweed Plants

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:56:04 GMT

The caterpillars have nearly stripped my scarlet milkweed plants of their leaves. Should I cut the plants back now or just leave them as they are.

Black Swallowtail Butterfly Emerges in Winter

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:31:34 GMT

We found a black swallowtail caterpillar in our garden last fall and put it in a jar to see if we could watch it go through it's change. It just

Something to bring me joy...

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:04:17 GMT

My mom died in June 09 from cancer, and although I found it difficult to speak at her graveside service I did so anyhow. When I was done a lady came

New Butterflies Unsteady

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:05:56 GMT

Hi, We are having an unusually cold Winter here in Central Florida, so we took in a few Monarchs: a newly emerged butterfly, a chrysalis from which a

Monarch on its way to Mexico

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:24:26 GMT

At Allen Acres in Louisiana, we get a few monarch in late March but all have gone north by the end of April. They return in Sept and hang around to

Tiger Swallowtail
"Hold That Tiger"

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:22:57 GMT

We usually have several of these throughout the year as we have toothache trees, hopwafer trees, and citrus trees for the caterpillars. This photo

Gulf Fritillary

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:20:38 GMT

A very common butterfly in our gardens at Allen Acres from July to

Indoor care for butterflies

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:36:19 GMT

I have a swallowtail butterfly that has just hatched indoors in the wintertime. I can't release him now. What does he need to survive? Karen says:

Turn your hobby into a business like I have!!

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:05:31 GMT

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A 'Comma' Butterfly

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:44:49 GMT

I found this comma in the spring in my

Black Swallowtail Chrysalis
Baby it's cold outside

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:59:25 GMT

I still have some chrysalis in my backyard. It will be 39 degrees F tonight. Is that to cold for them? Thank you Karen says: Cathy, my guess is

Chrysalis and moisture-sprinkler system?

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:11:19 GMT

We have several butterfly gardens where we have an automatic sprinkler system - is this good or bad, too much moisture-can it prevent chrysalis' from

How warm should it be to release monarch butterflies?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:57:49 GMT

FYI, I was able to bring in the 9 monarch chrysalis that I found in my garden and so far 6 of them emerged, only one with a broken wing, even with

Monarch Chrysalis Cold Outside

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:15:21 GMT

I have Monarch Chrysalis in my backyard. It will be 30 or below degrees F tonight should I try to bring them indoors? It is not the Black

Rasing butterflies indoors

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:09:26 GMT

Reading the website, it sounds as though it may be possible for me to raise Monarchs indoors during the winter?....it's Dec. already but would it be

Painted Lady Butterfly

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:53:20 GMT

Is it true that Painted Lady butterflies can be raised inside my home during the winter months? Is this humane? And if the answer is yes to each

Monarch Cold Weather

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:23:58 GMT

The weather has turned cold - should snow tomorrow. I have many chrysalis and 1 monarch hatched outside and is hanging on to chrysalis. If I bring it

Two Black Swallowtail Chrysalis

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:30:55 GMT

I work in a private school and we love watching swallowtail caterpillars. I always put a smooth stick and a rough stick in the cage -- if the

Butterfly with broken wing
How often to feed

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:49:02 GMT

How often do butterflies need to eat? I am feeding it some sugar water. It has a broken wing and I have it inside. Thanks Karen says: Cathy, I

Tropical milkweed number of simutaneous cuttings per stem

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:29:43 GMT

Tropical Milkweed, one growing stem, 18 - 24 long : Can it be used as three rootable 6 - 8 cuttings? (either all cut within minutes, or spaced over

Long-tailed Skipper

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:20:14 GMT

I shot it today, 11/25/09. Long-tailed

Need help finding milkweed host plant

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:59:03 GMT

I think I need a milkweed that is a kind called Dregea volubilis. It is from Asia. Can you help me find seeds? Karen says: I am not familiar

Monarch eggs in November

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:07:54 GMT

What will happen to the monarch eggs and cats that are on my milkweed plants now, in late November? Will they complete their cycle and have much

Butterfly Pavilion and Cages for Home and Classrooms

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:46:10 GMT

Best selection of butterfly pavilion and cages perfect for raising butterflies at home or in the classroom

Favorite Butterfly Feeders

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:12:56 GMT

Best selection of butterfly feeders which add beauty and butterflies to your garden.

Tigere Swallowtails
Males or Females?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:26:42 GMT

I grow Bronze Fennel and have watched the Swallowtails lay eggs and the joy of watching feeding babies. Two questions: I thought the yellow

Black Swallowtail Chrysalis
Unable to move!

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:27:49 GMT

My kids and I have had the extraordinary and quite-by-chance opportunity to experience a Black Swallowtail caterpillar eat and grow and enter the

Butterfly Garden - "Humble Presence"

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:19:47 GMT

Other than the free added colorings of butterfly wings fluttering about and an occasional pic or two I don't really do that much for these winged

Lantana Butterfly?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:03:16 GMT

Discovered a different butterfly today. Its wings are not very large, black with white dots. Body is a vivid blue with the lower third a bright red.

Milkweed Plant spacing in the garden?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:38:20 GMT

How close together do you plant milkweed plants? Do you group them, several plants in a grouping and how close together should each plant be grown?

Create a Butterfly Garden Photos and Tips

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:03:29 GMT

Create a butterfly garden - These butterfly garden photos and tips will give you great ideas for attracting butterflies your garden.

Book about Caterpillars

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:11:20 GMT

I'm looking for the very best book I can get on identifying caterpillars in all their instars. Most books show only one instar. My main interest is

Monarch on Tropical Milkweed

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:52:45 GMT

This monarch was photographed Nov. 4, 2009 (yesterday). All the butterfly weeds have gone to seed, but the tropical milkweeds are still setting

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Stretch and fan those wings

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:55:09 GMT

Fluid has started filling the wings.

Giant Swallowtail Chrysalis #2 arrival

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:54:02 GMT

Both of Giant Swallowtails arrived on the same day. I was so lucky to be home when all of the excitement

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Almost ready to go

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:53:17 GMT

Within two hours the process is complete.

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Just out of the chrysalis

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:52:05 GMT

Chrysalis time was 8 days.

Giant Swallowtail Caterpillars

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:49:23 GMT

This photo shows both caterpillars at about 7 days

Monarch Transformation

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:43:09 GMT

I took these photos in July of 2009. When one of the caterpillars got fairly large, I brought her inside for the rest of the journey since I had

When is the best time to start raising Monarchs?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:27:27 GMT

I live in Central Maryland and was thinking of starting to raise Monarchs. I have a daughter who will soon be an Elementary School teacher and I

Zebra Swallowtail in Jackson County Florida

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:50:29 GMT

These zebras are plentiful from June to

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From eggs to just released Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:09:09 GMT

I just happened to be standing close to a Florida Orange tree at a friends house and I noticed a Giant Swallowtail landing on each leaf and flying to