Comments on: Black Swallowtail Butterfly http://catherinesherman.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/black-swallowtail-butterfly/ Features, News, Photos, Thoughts, Anything I think You should Know! Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:44:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mcgelligot http://catherinesherman.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/black-swallowtail-butterfly/#comment-551 mcgelligot Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:51:09 +0000 http://catherinesherman.wordpress.com/?p=983#comment-551 Hi, nice pics of the swallowtail. The great thing about planting flowers for butterflies is that we humans get to enjoy them too. I personally like the smell of lavender. I recently read that <a href="http://www.theherbguide.com/aromaticherbs.php" rel="nofollow">lavender attracts the black swallowtail</a>! Thanks for treating us to the great pics. <em>Thanks for your kind words and the website! I've taken a lot of photographs of bees on lavender, but I haven't captured many butterflies enjoying lavender yet. Cathy Hi, nice pics of the swallowtail. The great thing about planting flowers for butterflies is that we humans get to enjoy them too. I personally like the smell of lavender. I recently read that lavender attracts the black swallowtail! Thanks for treating us to the great pics.

Thanks for your kind words and the website! I’ve taken a lot of photographs of bees on lavender, but I haven’t captured many butterflies enjoying lavender yet. Cathy

]]> By: Deb http://catherinesherman.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/black-swallowtail-butterfly/#comment-177 Deb Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:19:21 +0000 http://catherinesherman.wordpress.com/?p=983#comment-177 This is a great site to post questions and get educated answers... http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/butterfly/ I raise Black Swallowtails in MO. It's fun... good luck. This is a great site to post questions and get educated answers… http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/butterfly/

I raise Black Swallowtails in MO. It’s fun… good luck.

]]> By: yazzwho http://catherinesherman.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/black-swallowtail-butterfly/#comment-166 yazzwho Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:45:08 +0000 http://catherinesherman.wordpress.com/?p=983#comment-166 Kristy - start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swallowtail or here: http://www.butterflygardeningandconservation.com/butterfly/st/black.php Truthfully it takes a lot of work to actually play host to creating the correct environment that would enable a butterfly to go to chrysalis and subsequently hatch. I (we) just let nature happen not to mention the fact that we are obviously doing our part to maintain a good habitat for them. Kristy – start here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swallowtail
or here:
http://www.butterflygardeningandconservation.com/butterfly/st/black.php

Truthfully it takes a lot of work to actually play host to creating the correct environment that would enable a butterfly to go to chrysalis and subsequently hatch. I (we) just let nature happen not to mention the fact that we are obviously doing our part to maintain a good habitat for them.

]]> By: kristy graham http://catherinesherman.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/black-swallowtail-butterfly/#comment-164 kristy graham Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:46:42 +0000 http://catherinesherman.wordpress.com/?p=983#comment-164 Hello! I came across your blog after researching the web for info on caterpillars. I live in South Carolina and yesterday, I discovered caterpillars had devoured my entire crop of planted parsley! I had thought the 15 caterpillars were monarchs, but after reading your blog, I AM certain they are swallowtails! A few weeks ago, I discovered a swarm (about 25 or more) of beautiful black butterflies with bluish purple bottom wings all sitting on a...I know this is gross...but a black rotten banana that my 3 year old had left on a bench in the back corner of my yard. I tossed the banana in the compost pile (about 25 feet from my parsley) after the lovely little creatures fluttered off. And now, we have caterpillars everywhere! So, my question is...what shall I do to hatch these guys into butterflies? I my daughter LOVES butterflies...she had a blast chasing them from flower to flower! I'm an enthusiast now! I want to know more about these creatures! Definitely don't want to kill them!! I would love to see this amazing metamorphosis!! If you could email me, I would greatly appeciate your advice!! I thoroughly enjoyed reading your posts!! Thanks! Kristy Graham Hello! I came across your blog after researching the web for info on caterpillars. I live in South Carolina and yesterday, I discovered caterpillars had devoured my entire crop of planted parsley! I had thought the 15 caterpillars were monarchs, but after reading your blog, I AM certain they are swallowtails! A few weeks ago, I discovered a swarm (about 25 or more) of beautiful black butterflies with bluish purple bottom wings all sitting on a…I know this is gross…but a black rotten banana that my 3 year old had left on a bench in the back corner of my yard. I tossed the banana in the compost pile (about 25 feet from my parsley) after the lovely little creatures fluttered off. And now, we have caterpillars everywhere! So, my question is…what shall I do to hatch these guys into butterflies? I my daughter LOVES butterflies…she had a blast chasing them from flower to flower! I’m an enthusiast now! I want to know more about these creatures! Definitely don’t want to kill them!! I would love to see this amazing metamorphosis!! If you could email me, I would greatly appeciate your advice!! I thoroughly enjoyed reading your posts!! Thanks! Kristy Graham

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