Butterflies in Memphis
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07/12/2019
July 9, 2019 brought monarchs to my milkweed, finally! They usually come in April to my backyard full of Asclepius Syriaca in Memphis,TN
09/24/2018
September in Memphis is the slow preparation for winter - in this case, the tiny caterpillar of the Red Spotted Purple (RSP) butterfly creates its perfect hibernation home from a sheared and curled leaf of the host plant. (In this case, black Cherry tree). Its home is called a hibernacula. See the opening in the second pic? The caterpillar is within, and will emerge when the new leaves sprout in the spring. Third pic is the adult RSP.
08/28/2018
Bountiful Zebra swallowtail baby larvae! They will form chrysalides in about two weeks. Not sure if the adults will emerge in September 2018 or Spring 2019! Probably 100 or so.
08/14/2018
Zebra swallowtail chrysalises!
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