Look what, or who, I found attached to a wooden sawhorse behind my shed.
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Look what, or who, I found attached to a wooden sawhorse behind my shed.
It’s the chrysalis of a Swallowtail butterfly, perhaps Spicebush. The caterpillar found this spot last year, and attached itself with that fine white webbing.
Apparently, some swallowtails overwinter and emerge in the spring. Hopefully this one is viable and I can monitor its progression.
The chrysalises can be either green or brown depending on how they camouflage themselves. This one looks quite like bark.
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Look what, or who, I found attached to a wooden sawhorse behind my shed.
It’s the chrysalis of a Swallowtail butterfly, perhaps Spicebush. The caterpillar found this spot last year, and attached itself with that fine white webbing.
Apparently, some swallowtails overwinter and emerge in the spring. Hopefully this one is viable and I can monitor its progression.
The chrysalises can be either green or brown depending on how they camouflage themselves. This one looks quite like bark.
@danmccullough Superb find! I hope it does become an adult butterfly
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@danmccullough Superb find! I hope it does become an adult butterfly
@Kitty I’ve got a good view of it from one of the windows, so I’m hoping.
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Look what, or who, I found attached to a wooden sawhorse behind my shed.
It’s the chrysalis of a Swallowtail butterfly, perhaps Spicebush. The caterpillar found this spot last year, and attached itself with that fine white webbing.
Apparently, some swallowtails overwinter and emerge in the spring. Hopefully this one is viable and I can monitor its progression.
The chrysalises can be either green or brown depending on how they camouflage themselves. This one looks quite like bark.
@danmccullough Yeah, keep us posted.
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Look what, or who, I found attached to a wooden sawhorse behind my shed.
It’s the chrysalis of a Swallowtail butterfly, perhaps Spicebush. The caterpillar found this spot last year, and attached itself with that fine white webbing.
Apparently, some swallowtails overwinter and emerge in the spring. Hopefully this one is viable and I can monitor its progression.
The chrysalises can be either green or brown depending on how they camouflage themselves. This one looks quite like bark.
@danmccullough
How wonderful! I look forward to seeing what becomes of this. I hope we get to see that it survived the winter. -
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