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The poor little caterpillar
Weather Underground said the temperature at Broad & Washington at 3:00 was 98F. Having read that immediately after coming back from a photo expedition to Broad & Washington, I am convinced that it was significantly warmer in the direct sun. Bleah.
( meanwhile, out in the back yard )
( meanwhile, out in the back yard )
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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
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The return of the black swallowtail
I didn't see her but she must have been here, because there's at least one third instar larva on our parsley. I am going to leave the poor thing alone this year and will hope that it succeeds in pupating somewhere that's safe from my winter cleanup.
