Goliathus Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 Papilio polyxenes (Black Swallowtail) chrysalis, from a caterpillar I raised; adult should emerge in a couple of weeks or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehuth Posted June 1, 2019 Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Looking great! I’ve planted a big patch of parsley this week thanks to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 7 hours ago, davehuth said: Looking great! I’ve planted a big patch of parsley this week thanks to you. Parsley is definitely a major attractor for this species, and dill seems to be even more so. One advantage of parsley however, is that it's more robust and not quite as sensitive to heat and drying out. Also, I've found that the caterpillars are more prone to chewing the dill plants right down to the ground (although, they'll sometimes do that to parsley as well). Ideally, it's great if the butterflies don't begin laying eggs until the plants have a had a bit of time to grow, but this year, I started finding caterpillars on the seedlings before I'd even transplanted them from the starter trays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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