Observation date: August 08, 2018
Date notes: We raised and released four swallowtail butterflies, having started with 12 caterpillars/9 chrysalides. Three were released on 8/8/18 as noted above, and the third we watched come out of it chrysalis until it flew away at approx. 9:15am on 8/10/18.
Submitted by: GrammyJ.13.15
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: The young caterpillars were found on a parsley plant that grew in a clay pot on a patio dining table with thyme and chives in separate containers on either side of the parsley. One blue and both orange swallowtails were found having come out of their chrysalides sometime in the previous six hours. They were mostly in the shade but temperatures and humidity were high (98 degrees and humidity ranging from 45-83%). The last butterfly had blue markings and hatched out of it’s chrysalis on 8/10/18 at approximately 7am and flew away at 9:20am.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: August 11, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
