This morning my husband, John. was very happy to see his favorite butterfly had eclosed. Although they're all beautiful, John is very partial to the Black Swallowtail butterflies. While John was taking pictures and videos, a Giant Swallowtail butterfly visited our gardens for a nectar refreshment! It is a beautiful, sunny day, the temperature is below 90 F with reduced humidity!
Today my husband,John, and I released our 7th Giant Swallowtail butterfly. It is a huge female Giant Swallowtail butterfly that I raised from an egg. She has been happily flying around the garden while another Giant Swallowtail butterfly has been laying eggs on our orange tree and enjoying the nectar from our flower gardens. This morning, while I was collecting fresh leaves for our Giant Swallowtail caterpillars, I found a tiny caterpillar on our orange tree. The egg must have been laid about a week ago and somehow John and I missed it when we were hunting for eggs on the trees.
