I mentioned in an earlier post how we are starting to see an increase in the number of Butterflies. That is especially true of the Polydamas Swallowtail. All told, we have close to 100 Caterpillars that we are raising inside, and who knows how many are still in the backyard. Truth is, the Polydamas are becoming so prevalent right now and we don’t have much more space inside to raise them.
Also, the majority of wasps seem to have disappeared (anyone else notice this?), so all these Caterpillars should be relatively safe staying outside in the wild.
In this shot below, the Caterpillars really are attracted to this wire that we put inside the cage. If I’m not mistaken, there’s about 16 just on this wire. There’s lots more inside the actual cage.
Polydamas Caterpillars On Screen
In this shot, it shows 3 of the Caterpillars who have not turned into Chrysalis all lined up. By tomorrow morning, they will become Chrysalises as well.
Polydamas Three In A Row
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layla - That’s crazy I have polydamas in my yard but I have a chrysalis that is on a feaf that has detached from the pipevine the leaf will die probably before the butterfly emerges will the chrysalis be okay, even though the leaf is dying? Appearently so. Should I bring it inside? Any tips?August 9, 2011 – 1:39 pm