The orange barred sulphur caterpillars are slowly leaving its host plant, but not traveling to far away. I am still in search of their chrysalis. So far no luck. They are good at hiding!
Right now I do not have any flowers on my Bahama cassia tree, but have read that if the caterpillars eat the leaves they are mostly green, but if they eat the flowers they become yellow. I will definitely have to pay attention when it blooms.
I find it interesting that the orange-barred sulphurs first became established in the late 1920s in Florida. They are uncommon in the panhandle of Florida, but can be seen flying year round in South Florida.
