introducing butterflies to a garden

[Douglas Aguillard]

On 19 May 1999 03:36:44 -0700, Jsbtfly at aol.com wrote:

>Hi to all,
>
>My neighbor has tons of hollyhock in her yard and she's interested in 
>introducing and encouraging some Painted Ladies to take residence there. I'm 
>raising some Painted Ladies and could supply her with some.
>If we wanted to help nature along by introducing some PL's, is it best to 
>introduce them in the caterpillar stage, or another stage (i.e. pupal)? 

Do they naturally occur in your area?, if not then don't release them