The sulphur caterpillars are excellent at camouflaging themselves among the Bahama Cassia tree, especially now with the beautiful yellow flowers opening all over the tree.
The orange barred sulphurs have been frequent visitors of the garden, which I truly love due to their magnificent yellow fluttering about.
It has been a fantastic year so far for the orange barred sulphur caterpillars. I am always finding more and more when I check my Bahama cassia tree. They blend so well with the leaves, that often times I do not find them until they are closer to creating their chrysalis.
I mean really, is there anything better than inviting so many species of butterflies into your garden, giving you an up close and personal view of their life cycle? I always feel like a little kid every time I spot a butterfly, or caterpillar. A hobby, turned to passion.
The Bahama cassia tree is crawling with heaps of orange barred sulphur caterpillars once again. It’s amazing how quickly the lifecycle takes shape, how these caterpillars change from yellow, which is incredibly hard to find, to this amazing coloration that blends in with the tree. The hunt will soon begin of finding their final destination to create their chrysalis.
My Bahama cassia is crawling with orange barred sulphur caterpillars. It was a lot of fun watching them today munching away on leaves. One looked like a gymnast as it found the perfect leaf to snack upon.
I have decided to watch this batch of caterpillars in nature, which has been fun. Now the hunt has begun, as I know some have reached their perfect size. I wonder where I will find their chrysalis. The chrysalis is the same color of the leaf, and mimics a leaf quite brilliantly.
I am beyond thrilled that the sulphurs have returned to the garden.
I am slowly extending my butterfly garden to the front of my house, so I can see the butterflies as I am working in my office. It’s been a great project. One because I am beautifying my space more, and two because I am seeing tons of butterflies.
Today while typing yellow caught my eye dragging it to look out the window. So, of course, I grabbed my camera and stepped outside to see if my vision was correct. Yes! A sulphur, a beautiful sulphur is visiting my Bahama cassia tree depositing lots of eggs. I believe by its marking, it may be an orange-barred sulphur. It is hard for me to tell the difference between the cloudless sulphur, and the orange-barred sulphur butterfly. As the caterpillars grow it will be easier for me to decipher which one.
