Gaint Swallowtail??
Grkovich, Alex
agrkovich at tmpeng.com
Sun Sep 4 19:26:44 EDT 2005
Thanks, Harry...didn't know...
Alex
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From: hpazures at aol.com [mailto:hpazures at aol.com]
Sent: Sun 9/4/2005 1:20 PM
To: Grkovich, Alex; RChyinski at aol.com; ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu
Subject: Re: Gaint Swallowtail??
Rich, Alex:
Both Giant and Black Swallowtails oviposit, feed and mature on Rue. In the Washington D.C. area, people have reported this to be a frequent occurrence by butterfly gardeners. I've only had Black Swallowtails oviposit on it and have reared them on it. A friend used to raise Giants on it.
Black Swallowtail caterpillars are black with a white saddle when they are young. When they get older, they develop the stripe and spot pattern. Giant Swallowtail caterpillars look like bird droppings from birth to chrysalis.
Harry Pavulaan
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From: Grkovich, Alex <agrkovich at tmpeng.com>
To: RChyinski at aol.com; ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu
Sent: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:31:44 -0400
Subject: RE: Gaint Swallowtail??
Rich,
I doubt that Giants ever use herbs...but Blacks, of course, do...
The two caterpillars are, however, not even remotely similar in appearance...But Giants could certainly breed there...
Alex
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Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 7:37 AM
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Subject: Gaint Swallowtail??
I have 3 Swallowtail Caterpillars feeding on a Rue plant in my herb garden. According to the CBA Life History of CT Butterflies the only CT butterfly that uses Rue as a host plant is the Giant Swallowtail though other references do not mention Rue as a host plant.
The caterpillars, which are about half grown, are most likely Black Swallowtails. There is also one feeding on a Parsley plant nearby, which is a host plant of the Black.
Does anyone have any experience with Black Swallowtail caterpillars feeding on Rue?
Rich Chyinski
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