Caterpillars

The photographs are showing caterpillars of the Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly. This butterfly is found throughout much of North America. Some of the host plants are dill, parsley, fennel (green and bronze) and cultivated carrots.

Last summer I could not keep enough fennel for the caterpillars. Also, parsley was a popular host plants. Please remember to have enough host plants when they begin arriving.

Images to the left and above, courtesy of Dave Gordon.

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