Black swallowtails feed on dill and parsley. I found several caterpillars in early summer eating the dill in my garden. My grandchildren raised three and released three beautiful swallowtail butterflies 12 days later. Janice Lane East Calhoun, Minneapolis
> On Aug 7, 2019, at 7:43 AM, linda whyte > <0000004e7b0e779a-dmarc-requ...@lists.umn.edu> wrote: > > We saw one here (Macalester Groveland) 2 days ago, and a friend who lives > about 4 blocks away has also had one recently. It was a fun surprise, since > our common milkweed patch nurtures mainly Monarchs. (We've released 35 so > far, with more on the way.) I suspect the uptick in flower-gardens will > raise Swallowtail sightings. > Linda Whyte > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019, 7:22 AM Susanne Nevin <nevin...@umn.edu> wrote: > >> Yesterday we observed a Black Swallowtail (probably female, lacked the >> yellow stripes) feeding on the phlox. We had never seen this butterfly >> before. Is it common in our area (Saint Anthony Park residential area, St. >> Paul, Ramsey Co.)? >> >> Thanks, >> Sue Nevin >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
