They are so beautiful!

Cool:-D Mine have just finished up-except one, who's due any day now.
Keep up the good work and hope these overwinter well for you.

Wow! I can't believe how many there are! I've only ever found a maximum of 7 eggs on my host plants (from any of the butterflies), and 2 were duds. In fact, your one batch here totals up more than I've raised all year.

Anyways, huge congrats, they are beauties!

Fantastic! They are indeed beautiful, with that beautiful green coloring.

Congrats on raising so many!

Sherry

Wow, Angie, talk about an infestation! :-D I only have 20 BSTs, so you have me beat by a long shot. Mine are starting to pupate. Of the different kinds of cats that I raise, I think that Black Swallowtails are the prettiest. My very favorite cat though is the Pipevine SwallowtaiI. I love their spikes, love how I can hear them eating, and also love how comical they are. Anyway, congrats on raising so many BSTs!
Cathy

Hey Angie - you gotta lotta BST cats there!! How exciting!

I've got 9 cats munching away - mostly 4th and 5th instar - they will be finishing up soon.

I've also got one precious Giant Swallowtail cat - he/she did not like being in the same container as the BSTs. I agree that P. polyxenes is a beautiful caterpillar - P. cresphontes, not so much. So far it kinda looks like a little pile of poop.

Looks like a Christmas tree!
Liz

beautiful cats:-) I love the color!

WOW! I don't know what I'd do if I had that many. I've been hiding parsley plants just so I can feed what I have left and not have to worry about new eggs/cats before it frosts.