A giant swallowtail emerged today in our butterfly house. I had a few caterpillars that rode out Hurricane Milton in an enclosure in the garage for the day before I transported them back into the big butterfly house once the storm passed. A few days after putting them in the butterfly house, they created their chrysalis.
There are no other words to describe them than magnificent. The pure size of them is incredible.
I had three giant swallowtail caterpillars that I moved from my large butterfly house, which is located on my porch, to a smaller enclosure, to ride out Hurricane Milton safe in the garage.
Today, they were moved back to the larger butterfly house. They are on the move, ready to find that spot to make their chrysalis.
The orange barred sulphur butterflies have been super busy in the garden the last few days. This one continuously stopped and deposited eggs on my bahama cassia tree, which will soon be crawling with caterpillars.
My aquatic milkweed has finally grown back enough for the monarch to lay her eggs. It’s always thrilling to watch nature up close and personal!
It’s truly exciting to see more of the zebra longwings, the Floridastate butterfly! This one was enjoying some nectar from a firebush plant at my mom’s house, a first for her garden since the hurricane.
