can anyone tell me if the Gulf Fritillary overwinters?

[Anne Kilmer]

partsmusic at ibm.net wrote:
> 
> Can anyone tell me if the Gulf Fritillary overwinters?  We've had one go
> into chrysalis and would like a 3rd grade class to experience it's
> emergence, but do they have to wait till spring?  Thanks.

depends on where you are. If they have to wait until spring, it won't
hurt them a bit. A heated classroom could cause your butterfly to emerge
into rather a wintry scene .... it might make a pleasant classroom pet,
however. 
In South Florida, it would probably emerge fairly soon ... 
Anne Kilmer
South Florida