Hi VTLEP'ers,

The Montpelier Giant Swallowtail caterpillars (or at least two of them) have
formed chrysali (is that the plural?).  We're holding them at the North
Branch Nature Center on the off-chance that they emerge next spring.  I was
thinking of storing them in the basement near a bulkhead door so they stay
cool, but above freezing for the winter.  Unfortunately, they were
discovered accidentally by the homeowners while they were doing yard work
and may have been inadvertently damaged.  They were found earlier this week.

www.flickr.com/photos/27953043@N08/6240592022/    (the exuviae is still
attached in the photo, and the possible area of damage is visible)

Other butterflies at North Branch Nature Center yesterday:

Mourning Cloak (very fresh)
Red Admiral (very fresh)
Monarch
Clouded Sulphur


Best,
Larry

-- 
Larry Clarfeld
Environmental Educator
Youth Birding Coordinator

North Branch Nature Center
713 Elm St.
Montpelier, VT 05602

www.NorthBranchNatureCenter.org
(802) 229-6206
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