Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Daily pictures #99, 1 by lepfarmer
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lepfarmer wrote: Here's a shot of the Malachite larva. They definitely will not use just any plant in the Acanthaceae, but their favorite that I use is Green Shrimp Plant (Blechum brownei). Larvae will eat various types of Ruellia, but the only one I've ever gotten females to oviposit on is Red Christmas Pride (Ruellia amoena), which is pretty hard to find. Dale Clark Dallas County Lepidopterists' Society http://www.dallasbutterflies.com |