Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 64, 1 by mjsponies

mjsponies wrote:
I went down and got it off the gate,it had formed it's chrysalis, so I very gently pryed it off w/ a toothpick. It wiggled tho!! anyway I've got it in a cage now on a paper towel. I've got 9 monarch in their chrysalis's now. I'll just put them all together.
There's still 3 Black swallowtails in their chrysalis's on the porch, how long can they stay like that, all the others eclosed a couple weeks ago.
There's a queen hiding out somewhere on the porch also. it escaped from the cage and I'm sure has formed it's chrysalis as it was about the same size as the monarchs.
Saw this Queen today - can't tell if male/female, but I didn't notice any egg laying going on.