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Two Beautiful Female Eastern Black Swallowtails
(hopefully laying eggs soon)
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A Token Male Eastern Black Swallowtail
(hopefully finding the females...)
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Beautiful Spicebush Swallowtails!
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This is what the caterpillars looks like but I have never seen one in our habitat. I suppose I need to get some spice bushes for them to lay eggs on. Anybody out there willing to donate one?
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Gulf Fritillaries
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And finally I saw a huge Monarch sipping on the lantana. I knew it was a female because it was missing the two characteristic black spots on the hind wings that identify the males. Hopefully we will see eggs on the milkweed soon. I will keep you posted.
1 comment:
omg how did you get those pictures what kind of butterflys are they!?
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