zebra swallowtail pupates!

10 years ago

#1 has gone and done it! It was always the first to accomplish everything. The high achiever older child, ya know. I now have one ZEBRA chrysalis and 3 little cats working their way to pupation. :o)

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bandjzmom
Original Author
10 years ago
Here is a size guide pic for you. This is a pretty small chrysalis.
MissSherry
10 years ago
Congrats, congrats, Angie!

Aren't they little? It's hard to believe a swallowtail comes out of those things, but they do, though not the biggest swallowtail around.

They're certainly one of the most beautiful, though, with those LONG tails!

Sherry
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bandjzmom
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks a bunch Sherry. I just checked, and #2L is now a chrysalis too. I'd say by morning, they will all be chrysalides. Then, once they are dry enough, I will do another group photo.
Angie
Leafhead
10 years ago
Congrats!! They are such a pretty color green too.
I just released four 5th instar Monarch cats to pupate. I have another five #4 instars ready to molt into hungry #5s. It's been a challenge feeding them as I work long hours, so I release mid 5th instars at night so they can finish feeding on the plants. They should crawl off to pupate sometime tomorrow.