Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 12:35:27 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Arlene Ripley Subject: Re: Butterfly question In-Reply-To: <3d.346fa790.2c88be09@aol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Bob, I usually raise Black Swallowtails every summer and this one is no exception (12 in various stages right now). Chances are about 50-50 that the chrysalis will overwinter. The average time as a chrysalis, based on my records is 12 days (range 11-18). If the chrysalis does overwinter, it could emerge anywhere from late April to early June (my observed range 4/30 - 6/3). I have an account of raising the swallowtails on my website at: http://nestbox.com/blsw.htm. This season I've had the pleasure of raising not only Black Swallowtails, but Monarchs, Spice Bush Swallowtail, Question Mark, Red-spotted Purple and Variegated Fritillary. One of these days I'll get my website updated with photos of all of these wonders. Arlene Ripley Calvert County, MD piwa@earthlink.net http://nestbox.com At 12:10 PM 9/4/2003, you wrote: >A friend found a Black Swallowtail caterpillar on her dill and brought it >over yesterday. It is making a chrysalis before my eyes in my kitchen today. > >Anyone know whether this is the last cycle of the year and the chrysalis will >overwinter? My strong guess: yes. > >Also, if it is not overwintering, how long before the butterfly appears? > >Could not find the answers to these questions in my books or on the net, BTW. > >Bob Mumford >Darnestown ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================