swallowtail larvae id
Lemmon
lemmon at snet.net
Mon Sep 1 22:28:38 EDT 2003
Dear Linda,
You have Black Swallowtail larvae. They also feed on parsley and fennel. There is no reason not to take it to school for a short show and tell. Black swallowtail is one of the butterflies that overwinter as a chrysalis. You should release them back to the queen anne's lace shortly after as this is the wintering generation.
Carol Lemmon
----- Original Message -----
From: Linda & Jeff Ives
To: Leps Connecticut
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 3:46 PM
Subject: swallowtail larvae id
Hi,
My daughter and I found some caterpillars on Queen Ann's lace today. I'm not sure what kind of larvae they are. I don't want to send a photo to the whole list. Would anyone be willing to help me id it if I sent them a photo?
I also wonder if I can bring it into school for my students to see, or if I should put it back outside since it may be the over-wintering generation. Any ideas?
Thanks much,
Linda in Marlborough
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