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Topic Title: From the Butterfly Garden
Topic Summary: Polydamas
Created On: 07/17/2012 09:25 AM
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07/17/2012 09:25 AM
luvnsurf Posts: 183 Joined: 09/01/2010	The Gold Rim Swallowtail or Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas) is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The Gold Rim Swallowtail's host or larval food plants are pipevines. The Gold Rim is the only 'tailless' swallowtail in the United States. This is one of our first Polydamas that we raised from eggs. We had a few hatch yesterday but they were outside. This one emerged inside our butterfly castle. ------------------------- In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you learn to let go? ~Buddha
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07/17/2012 02:23 PM
Sawatdee Posts: 3309 Joined: 03/20/2005	Nice and sharp picture........must be fun to raise butterflies!!!
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07/18/2012 04:20 AM
Central Floridave Posts: 38467 Joined: 07/22/2003	That is pretty. Thnx for the shot. ------------------------- surf forecast
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07/18/2012 03:50 PM
Dangermouse01 Posts: 163 Joined: 01/24/2011	Cool. I keep some dill & fennel growing around the yard for these guys. Caterpillar of the black swallowtail. Got probably 20 of them eating up the fennel bed. DM
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07/19/2012 11:39 AM
luvnsurf Posts: 183 Joined: 09/01/2010	Thanks all! It is a hobby of mine that I just took up a year ago. I have loads of Monarchs. I had about 22 emerge in the last month. The polydamas are a bit more difficult since they I do not have enough pipevines to sustain them yet and they seem to be a little more tempermental when I put them in the butterfly castle, the same goes for the frits. You are so lucky DangerMouse! My fennel and dill just have not done as well. I will definitely try again. ------------------------- In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you learn to let go? ~Buddha
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