RE: Black Swallowtail Caterpillars

I checked out a photo of the Viceroy, but it doesn't seem the same.  I
wonder if monarchs have slightly different patterns when they first emerge
or if there is a different between the sexes.

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of James R. Fisher
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 12:54 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Black Swallowtail Caterpillars

Bonnie Morgan wrote:
<snip>
> right.  Does anyone know of a black and orange butterfly (no white 
> dots) other than a monarch?  That's what was dancing over my border.  
> They weren't Tiger swallowtails (no stripes.)  By the time I got my 
> camera, they had danced out of sight.
> 
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I can't say for sure lacking picture (and a butterfly book), but the Viceroy
might/could fit the bill.
-jrf
--
Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA
38.9 N 77.2 W
USDA Zone 7
Max. 95 F [36 C], Min. 10 F [-12 C]

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