Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Cat ID, please, 1 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
Yep, a monarch cat. They are voracious eaters...so remember you can never have too much milkweed :o)

If you see caterpillars with similar coloring but with three sets of antennae-like apendages...they will either be Queens or Soldier caterpillars. Those butterflies use milkweed as a larval host plant.

You also might find hover fly larva eating aphids. I don't use insecticides or treat my yard with anything that might hurt butterflies so I like the little hover fly larva...they are awesome at keeping down the aphid population!

~ Cat

This message was edited Nov 13, 2005 10:46 PM