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Susan I was thinking the same thing! how small the eggs and cats must be!! Jmcat - thanks for sharing those great pics. kelly

BG it is so nice to see these colorful pictures in the midst of winter! Thank you for sharing. I LOVE that pic of the Admiral - so gorgeous! The Tigers use Cottonwood here in OKC. There is a big tree behind the house and I see them often in the backyard near that tree. I think they will also use Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) among other trees such as Wild Cherry (Prunus serotina) which the RSPs use as well. I just planted a very small...

Thank you both for the compliments! The eggs and young caterpillars are indeed small. Those are alfalfa flower buds in the picture of the egg, and the little bit of purple showing on the one bud might give you an idea of how big it is. The eggs are quite a beautiful color when you look at them; it's really too bad that this didn't come out in the picture. Larry Gene- Yes, I was thinking you might want better confirmation on the...

Check the FAQs. It has a list of host plants for both BFs.

When I see things I haven't seen since I was a child, I'm always surprised how different the reality is from my early memory! Luna moth cats are fat and green- Sherry

The somewhat fanciful description from your childhood may be difficult to match up with a moth photo. Some candidates that are either large/white/orange/green: Rosy Maple moth (white form) Acrea moth Honey Locust moth certain buck moths greasewood moth virginia creeper sphinx leafy spurge hawk moth haploa lecontei You will get the most moths for a quick computer search by starting with the Moth Photographer's Group, there are links to...

Sus, Oh but I've always thought that you had a lot of enthusiasm, so I don't think I have you beat there. You're nice to say that though. ;) I know what you mean about biting off more than you can chew. I do that a lot. Well, most of the time actually. I have projects galore that are sitting around waiting to get done. That's great that you're getting into birding too. I've been into that for probably close to 25...

Thankyou. Whaar month in spring do they usually start to come out of their hibernaculums ?

Thank you all for your help. It was along time ago I'm probably not remembering correctly. It probably doesn't help that I dream in color. I will ask my sister over the holidays, maybe she'll have a more accurate recollection than I. The only other thing I can remember was the caterpillar was fat and green.

I think in May when there are new leaves for them to munch on--they're so cute (but only we would think so!) This pic is a little blurry, but it gives you an idea about how well the cat can blend in with the stem: I can't remember what this cat turned into--a White Admiral, RSP, or Viceroy: Couple adults (I miss posting pics here so just have to share):