Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Giant Swallowtail cat on Wild Lime bush, 1 by LouisianaMark

LouisianaMark wrote:
Hi Art,

That one looks almost ready to pupate! I'd be quite interested to see some pics of the chrysalis. I am raising 7 Giant Swallowtail cats right now on a small orange tree that I moved inside. I think mine are about 3rd instar. They can really chew up some leaves!!! I am going to have to build a screen box soon to let the newly emerged adults dry their wings in safety. Do you know if they pupate on the host tree, or do they find something else close by?

Here's a pic of one of my cats.


Mark