Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 24, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Well, today I was complaining to my boss how Mom gets to have all the fun with the butterflies. Then I came home, and I was surprised to see that the bf I was sure would eclose today was still in its chrysalis. It looked so ready I couldn't believe it hadn't come out. So I fed the cats, cleaned the poop, transfered the the purgers (two today) into the chrysalis cage so they don't disturb the other cats with their wandering. I was sitting here watching the news and waiting for scalloped potatos to be ready when - out came the butterfly! It was 6:30 in the evening! I don't know what time zone it's on, but maybe my lamp confused it. I didn't actually see it emerge - these guys are quick. I did get a good picture of it being kind of wrinkly so you can see.