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Category Archives: Eastern Black Swallowtail

Eastern Black Swallowtail Hatchings

We’ve had 3 Eastern Black Swallowtails hatch this weekend!  These are really beautiful Butterflies.  Here’s what’s interesting. The three Butterflies that have hatched have all been the “green” Chrysalis type, not the “brown” Chrysalis type.  I can’t recall if I mentioned it before, but there’s some mystery or disagreement about why Eastern Black Swallowtails have…

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Weekend Review

We’ve had a “fruitful” Memorial holiday weekend when it comes to Monarch Butterflies hatching.  We had 1 Monarch Butterfly hatch on Friday, 3 on Saturday, 4 on Sunday, and 10 today (Monday).  For those that are mathematically challenged, that’s 18 Butterflies.  Of the 18, ten of those were males and eight were females. Tomorrow should…

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My You’re Getting Big

Remember that picture I posted the other day of the Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillars?  Now look how big they have become!  We originally thought we just had 3, but we seem to find another 1 or 2 every day.  Now we have a total of 9.  These guys really like the Fennel.  If I had…

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A Now Something Completely Different

Okay, so perhaps by now you’re getting sick of reading and seeing pictures of Monarchs.  Well, good news!  I not only have Monarchs, I also have Eastern Black Swallowtails.  These are really beautiful Butterflies.  The biggest problem I have with these Butterflies is that they are fairly difficult to distinguish from Pipevine Swallowtails.  Below is…

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