black swallowtail caterpillars
Hoping for butterflies and hummingbirds, I have planted friendly perennials and carefully chosen annuals to attract them to my deck pots. The dill wasn't so much for pickles as it was for swallowtail caterpillars. And here they are! They must have spent some time in their "bird dropping" instar and now have emerged into the colorful, enameled looking beings they now are. The dill is disappearing under their constant munching. It is just fine with me to turn dill into butterflies! These two will be black swallowtails when the metamorphosis is finished.
1 comment:
Really neat shots, and so nice of you to plant the dill for the future swallowtails. :o)
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