[TN-Butterflies] Re: cold temps coming

I've done a little online research and have found that Black Swallowtail 
caterpillars will pupate early if they run out of food or if unfriendly temps 
are coming and the resulting butterflies will be small. This would explain why 
my FOY from last year was tiny. I assume this applies to other species as well. 


 Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County

http://www.finishflagfarms.com





________________________________
From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
To: TN Butterflies <TN-Butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, October 28, 2010 12:34:41 PM
Subject: Re: [TN-Butterflies] Re: cold temps coming


I just checked my FOY post for a Black Swallowtail from last April. Many FOY's 
are smaller than average but this one was really tiny. If I remember correctly, 
it was about the size of an average Orange Sulphur. 


4/6/10

Black Swallowtail (male-no photo. this was easily the smallest Black 
Swallowtail I've ever seen)

 Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County

http://www.finishflagfarms.com





________________________________

Other related posts: