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So far, I have identified the following butterfly caterpillars in the yard: Spicebush Swallowtails on Spicebush (Lindera
benzoin), Black Swallowtails on Rue (Ruta gaveolens), Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) Long-fruited Snakeroot
(Sanicula trifoliata), and Bronze Fennel, Cabbage Whites on India Mustard and Collards, Orange Sulphur on White Clover,
a Variegated Fritillary on a Common Blue Violet, Eastern Comma on Hops Vine, Red Admiral on False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica),
Monarchs on Common Milkweed and Bloodflower, Sachem on grass, and Hayhurst's Scallopwing on Common Lambsquarters. I have also
found Green Cloverworm Moth on the Hop Vine (Humulus lupulus) and Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillars on Common Milkweed.
Cabbage White caterpillars overwintered on the Collards between 1999 and 2000.
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Species of Caterpillar |
Date Egg Laid |
Date Caterpillar Hatched |
Date Chrysalis Formed |
Date Adult Butterfly Emerged |
Total Days |
Host Plant |
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Variegated Fritillary |
6/3/00 |
6/9/00 |
6/23/00 |
6/28/00 |
25 |
Common Blue Violet |
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Sachem |
8/19/00 |
8/26/00 |
9/17/00 |
10/7/00 |
50 |
Grass |
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Monarch |
8/20/00 |
8/26/00 |
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Common Milkweed |
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Green Cloverworm Moth |
? |
? |
7/5/00 |
7/14/00 |
? |
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Eastern Comma |
4/8/01 |
? |
4/28/01 |
5/5/01 |
28 |
Hops Vine |
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Black Swallowtail (male) |
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9/9/00 |
6/23/01 |
More than 287 |
Parsley |
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Orange Sulphur |
4/29/01 |
5/3/01 |
5/19/01 |
5/29/01 |
30 |
White Clover |
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Hayhurst's Scallopwing |
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7/4/01 |
7/15/01 |
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Common Lambsquarters |
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Hayhurst's Scallopwing |
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7/5/01 |
7/16/01 |
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Common Lambsquarters |
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Tobacco Hornworm |
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7/17/01 (in soil) |
8/10/01 |
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Tomato |
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Black Swallowtails (14) (7 male, 6 female, and one with wings that did not inflate) |
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10/7/01 through 10/11/01 |
11/18/01 through 12/15/01 |
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Bronze Fennel |
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Orange Sulphur |
4/16 |
4/20 |
Dried up |
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White Clover |
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Black Swallowtail (2 females) |
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5/24/02 |
6/4 and 6/5 |
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Bronze Fennel |
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Orange Sulphur |
5/25/02 |
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6/17/02 |
6/24/02 |
31 |
White Clover |
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Spicebush Swallowtail |
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7/2/02 |
7/17/02 |
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Spicebush |
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Hayhurst's Scallopwing |
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8/12/02 |
8/21/02 |
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Common Lambsquarters |
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Spicebush Swallowtail |
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9/17/02 |
5/8/03 |
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Spicebush |
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Red Admiral (two) |
5/11/03 |
5/24/03 |
6/9/03 |
6/17/03 |
38 |
False Nettle |
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Eastern Comma |
6/25/03 |
6/29/03 |
7/12/03 |
7/20/03 |
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Egg laid on Hop Vine, caterpillar moved to False Nettle. |
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Red Admiral |
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8/4/03 |
8/13/03 |
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False Nettle |
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Monarch |
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9/2/03 |
9/12/03 |
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Bloodflower and Common Milkweed |
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Monarch |
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9/3/03 |
9/13/03 |
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Bloodflower and Common Milkweed |
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Spicebush Swallowtail |
8/16/03 |
8/21/03 |
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Spicebush |
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Monarch |
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9/6/03 |
916/03 |
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Bloodflower and Common Milkweed |
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Monarch |
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9/6/03 |
9/17/03 |
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Bloodflower and Common Milkweed |
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Monarch |
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9/7/03 |
9/18/03 |
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Bloodflower and Common Milkweed |
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Spicebush Swallowtail |
8/16/03 |
8/21/03 |
9/20/03 |
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Spicebush |
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Black Swallowtail |
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9/9/03 |
9/21/03 |
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Rue |
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Black Swallowtail |
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9/10/03 |
9/27/03 |
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Long-fruited Snakeroot (Sanicula trifoliata) |
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Eggs
Eastern Comma: egg is on underside of leaf, color: clear/silver, some eggs
laid on top of others, ridges from top to bottom,
Hayhurst's Scallopwing: egg usually laid on top of leaf, but many are laid
on the bottom. One to two eggs per leaf. Color: light brown or light pink. Caterpillars do not eat the egg. During the day,
the caterpillars fold over part of the leaf and stay inside for protection. f
Orange Sulphur: egg is on top of leaf,
Red Admiral: Egg is on top of leaf of False Nettle, 1-2 per leaf, color: somewhat
lighter green than leaf color, under microscope: round with ridges from bottom to top and bluish green; very small and difficult
to see with naked eye. Young caterpillars go to where the leaves are the smallest and form a protective "house" in a leaf.
They don't appear to eat their own eggs.
Sachem: Color: Blue Green
Spicebush Swallowtail: egg on underside of leaf, color: white
Butterfly Gardening in Silver Spring, Maryland
Copyright © 2004, Eric Raun.
All Rights Reserved.
If you have questions, comments,
or suggestions, please contact me at raueri at msn.com
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