On November 12, my daughter and I brought home Dryas iulia (Flambeau Butterfly, or the Julia heliconian (longwing) butterfly), eggs. I am happy to say they are growing and changing almost every day.

I fell in love with this butterfly after seeing it at The Butterfly Estates, so when they put word out that they were taking donations for their Julia butterfly eggs, we headed their way. We brought home quite a few yellow eggs, with some starting to hatch the following day.

The host plant is passionvine and I have tons of corky stem for them to eat. The caterpillars have white spots, as well as black spines.