Lots of Black Swallowtail Cats.
Over a dozen on this one parsley plant. If you like these particular butterfly Parsley, Fennel, Carrots and others in that group seem to magnets much like milkweed is to Monarchs.
All different ages including at least one chrysalis so there were multiple egg-laying events.
JimmyTB wrote:
Over a dozen on this one parsley plant. If you like these particular butterfly Parsley, Fennel, Carrots and others in that group seem to magnets much like milkweed is to Monarchs.
All different ages including at least one chrysalis so there were multiple egg-laying events.
This is what mine, a male turned into.
joecichjr
Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA
JimmyTB wrote:
Over a dozen on this one parsley plant. If you like these particular butterfly Parsley, Fennel, Carrots and others in that group seem to magnets much like milkweed is to Monarchs.
All different ages including at least one chrysalis so there were multiple egg-laying events.
Lovely little crawlies 💚⭐💚⭐💚
Fotoartist wrote:
This is what mine, a male turned into.
Thanks Fotoartist. I'll be keeping watch in the coming days and hopefully I can capture a similar image.
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