Even though I check milkweed every day for newly hatched caterpillars, these two pictures illustrate how easy it is for one slip by me. Is probably about four or five days old, and was just lounging on this leaf when I walked up and spotted it.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I scour my Milkweed on a regular basis, and serendipity in its purest form arrived as 20 members of a garden club came to my garden for a lecture on butterfly gardening and garden tour.
Suddenly, as I was beginning the tour, I looked down and there was a big fat #5 on my Swamp Milkweed! Here he is.
It could not have been more perfectly time 
Leafhead
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June 26, 2018
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I think it's great that you have this amazing hobby. We really enjoy our habitat garden on a casual level. It's folks like you that assist nature in providing it for us. So.... THANKS!
bigpawbullets
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June 25, 2018
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Thank you. From what I've seen of your posts, you are certainly doing a lot to provide habitat for a variety of pollinators ?
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Posted by TerriCitySulpher butterfly from caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly.
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Posted by TerriCitySulpher butterfly from caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly.
Posted by TerriCitySulpher butterfly from caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly.
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Posted by bigpawbulletsSilly meme. But an attractive butterfly. Photoshopped or real?
Posted by MikeECI posted this earlier In the Gardeners group, but had actually intended to post it here. Those of you who are members of both groups get to see it twice ?
Posted by MikeECI posted this earlier In the Gardeners group, but had actually intended to post it here. Those of you who are members of both groups get to see it twice ?
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Posted by MikeECI managed to overwinter three Eastern black swallowtail chrysalises in my unheated garage and released them about a month ago.
Posted by MikeECI managed to overwinter three Eastern black swallowtail chrysalises in my unheated garage and released them about a month ago.