Is anybody out there spotting butterfly caterpillars in your garden? Please share!
I planted parsley by butterfly weed, hoping to attract Monarchs. Instead, Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillars are eating the last of the parsley in our herb garden. Yesterday I spotted five, today only four (oh!) as well as one little fellow about to molt. You can see him in the pic on the left. I'm thrilled.
I was thrilled to find 8 swallowtail caterpillars on my bronze fennel. Fennel is the nectar plant of the swallowtail butterfly. I didn't see any monarchs anywhere this year. It's really distressing.
Eight! How wonderful. I just spotted #5 again on a sage plant. Whew! I have some nectar plants swallowtails like but have never seen bronze fennel. Will have to look that one up!
Yes!! We have had 3 generations of monarch larva on our butterfly weed. How cool for you to see the swallowtails on your fennel. We see these at our nursery. I also see a few horn worms from various sphinx moths.
Oh, how wonderful! Had a monarch last year on butterfly weed but not this year. ): I'll keep hoping! Love your photo!
Thank you! It's amazing how each generation strips the plant, but the milkweed regenerates in time for the next adult monarchs to lay eggs. Wow!
I had six swallowtail cats on my dill about a month ago. They grew so fast! I'd check on them every day. I haven't seen any monarchs this year, but hoping I spot some before the summer ends. I mostly have black and yellow swallowtails, red admirals and cabbage whites visit my yard. Oh an a variety of different bees too.
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by Paula 12 years ago
Do you get any caterpillars in your garden, and if so, what kind?I love to do butterfly gardening, and one big part of that is attracting butterflies to lay their eggs on on host plants. Do you find that you get caterpillars of any kind, whether you try to or not? What do they look like...
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What's the best way to attract butterflies?
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