Re: Giant swallowtail butterflies

Too cute! Don't you just love them? We have Monarch larvae munching on the Asclepius tuberosa here. I'm sure your plants will survive.
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 6:46 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Giant swallowtail butterflies


While trimming some branches to fill the yard waste bag for tomorrow's
pickup I noticed several large, black and white caterpillars lying
atop a gas plant much smaller than I remember.

I raced inside to look them up and learned that these are "giant swallowtail
butterfly" caterpillars:

http://hort.net/+13r9

Guess I'll leave them! I think the gas plant will survive. :)

Chris

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