Pipevines
RChyinski at aol.com
RChyinski at aol.com
Mon Aug 28 10:56:43 EDT 2006
I am in the process of raising 4 Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies. The
caterpillars were raised in individual containers and then transferred to a glass
terrarium when they started their walk-about. I placed both dead branches and
branches with green leaves in the terrarium. Three of the caterpillars chose
the dead branches to form their chrysalis on and one a green branch with
leaves.
All 3 on the dead branches have gray colored chrysalis matching the gray
branch while the one on the green branch is green in color.
Though the color difference is not as pronounced as I have seen with Black
Swallowtails the Pipevines seem to have the ability to adjust the color of
their chrysalis to their surroundings.
The question: Is this a common occurrence with butterflies and moths?
Photo attached.
(The branches were placed close together for ease of photo taking and
comparison. In the terrarium they were separated).
Rich Chyinski
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