Comments on: Metamorphosis of Butterflies from 2014 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/metamorphosis-of-butterflies-from-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metamorphosis-of-butterflies-from-2014 B&B, Retreat, Vacation Rental Flower Hill Farm in Williamsburg MA Western Mass 20 minutes outside of Northampton MA 413-268-7481 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 23:19:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.13 By: Louise https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/metamorphosis-of-butterflies-from-2014/#comment-345105 Mon, 03 Aug 2020 23:19:48 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=6427#comment-345105 In reply to Carol Duke.

I have Swallowtails in Erieau, Ontario Canada. They are only on my dill plants. I have raised Monarchs but only 2 survived. They almost all had an egg implanted in them and died. I was told I would have to bring in small ones only. I have photographed Praying Mantis eating them. One was tagged. I got the code and called Rondeau .provincial Park where it was tagged. It only made it a few miles.

]]> By: Caroline Dunphy https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/metamorphosis-of-butterflies-from-2014/#comment-276731 Thu, 23 Aug 2018 18:21:12 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=6427#comment-276731 Carol, I plant zinnias every year from saved seeds. The butterflies and hummingbirds seem to like them, and I love the varied colors of the blooms. I have seen a yellow yellowtail and a black one, and a monarch several times. I don’t know whether there are more than one or if I see the same one over and over. I try never to mow down the milkweed, but don’t hardly ever see the cats anymore. I throw seeds around every year, but no new milkweed, so going to find a place to actually plant the seeds. Want to get an actual patch going.

]]> By: JOANNE SYKES https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/metamorphosis-of-butterflies-from-2014/#comment-226685 Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:58:51 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=6427#comment-226685 The Black Swallowtail butterfly lays eggs on my parsley every year and the pupae develop in the ensuing weeks. She may visit more than once and therefore the cats develop at different times. I love this process and as they become larger, the plant actually wiggles with their growing size and feeding. They are very plump now and I’ve covered up the parsley with netting thinking that in the past, when they disappeared, they were eaten by birds. From your posts, it sounds like they perhaps just leave the stripped parsley stems and find another place to create their chrysalis. Is that so? I’ve never spotted them after they leave and wonder what they choose for a new home? I have plenty of milkweed that grows commonly around Kentucky. Is that adequate? I think next year, I will try to bring some inside – maybe with a kit – to help their survival and watch the magnificent metamorphosis. If there are eggs on my milkweed, I don’t see it. Thanks for the wonderful story and pictures and comments. It’s heartwarming to know others are enjoying this process and trying to provide a safe habitat for these fragile creatures. Thanks. JoAnne

]]> By: Carol Duke https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/metamorphosis-of-butterflies-from-2014/#comment-181995 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 23:38:49 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=6427#comment-181995 In reply to Andrea.

I miss you too Andrea. I am not traveling the blog world as I once did. I would love to see your exotic butterflies! Thank you for your visit and kind words. I hope you and your family are all doing well.

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