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lblanchard) wrote2010-09-01 12:24 pm
lblanchard) wrote2010-09-01 12:24 pm
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Swallowtail
The black swallowtail caterpillar seemed to have gone missing when I checked this morning. Then I saw his large self fairly far up the stem/trunk of my variegated basil, which is in the same pot with all the parsley. Accidental detour, or does he plan to pupate there?
And why do I think of all caterpillars as male?
EDIT: Here's a < href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/33939">caption from a website telling how long it took a caterpillar to go from first instar to butterfly:
The first image was taken on June 22; the pupa formed July 2; and the butterfly emerged on July 12, 2005
And why do I think of all caterpillars as male?
EDIT: Here's a < href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/33939">caption from a website telling how long it took a caterpillar to go from first instar to butterfly:
The first image was taken on June 22; the pupa formed July 2; and the butterfly emerged on July 12, 2005