Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Let's Have a Cat Show!, 1 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
Rox~
Up this thread I posted a pic of it as a cat almost a week ago... lol! (I'm not gonna say 'busted' rofl! See leslie?, we all do this.)
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=3900938
I found it on a penta plant on the deck. The cats are so hard to find on in-ground pentas, they have so many places to hide. Plus like you said, they blend in with mulch. I figure keeping some plants near or on your observation area might increase your chances of finding one or 2 yourself.

This evening we went to help my DD move some furniture and I noticed her cannas were chewed on pretty good, so naturally I scouted to see if I could find any brazilian skippers. Sure enough I found 2 good chrysalids, and one not so good. One of the 2 would vibrate rapidly in the rolled up leaf every time I tried to have a look, lol. It kinda freaked me out at first. Man, those little guys are v e r y quick!

Here is one of the 2 good ones I brought home... almost 2" long>

;-)