Crazy Caterpillars

The best part about starting a butterfly garden is seeing all the places caterpillars decide to make their chrysalises.

Out of all the butterflies we have here he monarch caterpillars always seem to end up in the funniest places.

the following caterpillars and their host plants are pictured below:

Polydamus swallowtail / host plant: Dutchmans pipe vine

Giant Swallowtail / host plant: Rue plant

black swallowtail / host plant: rue plant

cloudless sulphur / host plant: cassia tree

Gulf fritillary / host plant: passionflower vine

monarch butterfly / host plant: milkweed

atala butterfly / host plant: coontie