Yesterday afternoon while walking my dog, a great southern white caught my attention and kept it for a while. I am absolutely ecstatic to share that I found more of its host plant, Virginia peppergrass in the yard and spotted a ton of eggs on its tiny leaves. So, of course, what did I do, dug it up and put the plant in our butterfly house.

The eggs, which are yellow and spindle shaped, are either laid single, or in clusters. I am excited to see what the caterpillars look like, as I have read they have gray bodies with orange and yellow longitudinal bands.