Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 75, 1 by Sheila_FW

Sheila_FW wrote:
Lily....no the bfs don't bury in the litter or dirt, they all make chrysalis. If they were larger instarts then look around on the house, a strong plant or a metal structure. They will crawl away from the plant to pupate. Here is a Monarch that went 12 foot to pupate.

Cindy...the 5th is the San Marcos RU so I will miss this field trip too.
As for the caterpillar...almost certain you have a BST because the GST doesn't use parsley. Look on Dales site for the host plant list by butterfly to see what it may have laid eggs on nearby. Oh and the first instar of the GST is brown/rust red, then it looks like bird poo after that. The BST has a white band around the middle in first instar then changes to stripes later.

Ms Ed....they look like ghost! LOL!