baltimore checkerspots

[Emmayct at cs.com]

I'm not surprised to see two reports of Baltos today.

I reared my own brood this spring from overwintering caterpillars that I 
collected last August. They fed on plantain that grows in a big clump at the edge 
of my vegggie garden. I also have some turtlehead .

My first emerged on Sun June 17.  I 've had at least 5 more emerge since then 
from caterpillars that I brought in just prior to pupation.

At one count I had about 130 caterpillars in early June crawling around, 
looking to pupate.

If these newly emerged adults mate and lay eggs, I'll consider this project a 
success.

Maryann in Niantic   
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