<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><P>The beginning of the explosion last year started on my rue plant in Chester! It's thriving--I hope that the Giants find me again this year!!</P>
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<P>Diane<BR><BR></P>
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<P><B>From: </B>RChyinski@aol.com<BR><B>To: </B>ctleps-l@mailman.yale.edu<BR><B>Sent: </B>Wednesday, May 16, 2012 2:55:04 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>[Ctleps-l] a bit small....<BR><BR></P><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><FONT id=role_document color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><FONT id=role_document color=#010101 size=3 face=Tahoma>
<DIV>...but it is a Giant.</DIV>
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<DIV>A smaller size Giant Swallowtail this afternoon around 1:30 clinging to some plants a few inches above the ground. Initially it struggled to take flight with wing tips that were not fully formed but has now taken flight.</DIV>
<DIV>Interesting, there is a Rue plant within a foot of where the butterfly was first seen. Some references show Rue as a host plant in the north. I did have a Giant in my yard last summer.</DIV>
<DIV>Could it be that Giants are using Rue here in CT and will it mean a new over wintering butterfly for CT?</DIV>
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<DIV>Rich Chyinski</DIV>
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