Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly and the Quino Checkerspot

[garry ogilvie]

	On March 13, I had a butterfly hatch out of a chrysalid I had kept all
winter.  I received three black swallowtail caterpillars in October, who
promptly pupated.  On the day the first one hatched, a male, it was snowing
here, so I kept it in an aquarium for a few days until it got warmer. 
Since then, another chrysalid hatched; however, it was a wasp rather than
the beautiful creature I was expecting.  I was quite disappointed, but I
figure that was the way nature intended it.  I still have one chrysalid
left.  
	I would love to hear more about the situation with the Quino Checkerspot. 
I compete with my high school's drama club with a speech about endangered
butterflies, the Quino included.  It's hard to find information about the
butterfly in the newspapers here on the East Coast so I would appreciate
any information about the conservation proposals.  I think it's a horrible
shame that these magnificent creatures are declining.  Let me know if
there's anything I could do to help the situation.