Comments on: Beauty and the Bug

By: Beti

Beti — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:18:52 +0000

Thanks for the info on these little guys. I used them as the topic for my first “If I Had A Million Dollars Friday” post.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:14:04 +0000

Jen M.–Thank you. I hope these make it.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:13:05 +0000

Portia McCracken–I see. I didn’t know the difference. I won’t be surprised now when a Black Swallowtail emerges instead of the expected Monarch. Thank you very much!

By: Portia McCracken

Portia McCracken — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:03:55 +0000

The caterpillar you saw on the on the parsley should look a bit different from the Monarch caterpillar and is probably the Eastern Black Swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes, which feeds on plants in the carrot family, such as dill, fennel, parsley, Queen Anne’ Lace, bishop’s weed, etc. These creatures are also very beautiful in both life cycle phases.

By: Jen M.

Jen M. — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:13:19 +0000

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this post and these wonderful photos!

I have not seen any lately, and that’s a shame. I DO know that they are very delicate creatures and protecting them can be a challenge.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:40:11 +0000

renee–Thanks, I’ll check it out!

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:39:18 +0000

37blessings–Oh no! That was unpleasant! Hope you have better results if you give it another try.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:38:07 +0000

nancy–Wow, you are inspiring me to do more. I will check out that site and try to learn more about what to do. Neat!

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:31:53 +0000

Olyve–What a beautiful memory. I’ve never seen anything like that.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:30:43 +0000

Linda–Yes, magic. Waiting for the first chrysalis . . .