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Happy happy news
I'm so pleased to announce the emergence of three of my seven Pipevine Swallowtails today. So far I have two males and one female.
I was worried about one of them because while pupating one of the chrysalids fell from the top of the rearing enclosure and finished forming on the bottom. Once it was fully formed and solid I picked it up and attached it to some bridal netting so that the adult could hang properly if it emerged.
It turns out that I needn't have worried. My little girl is just fine and is anxious to be released tomorrow with the boys.
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8/28/2010, 6:12 pm
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Oh that is so wonderful! Whew...what a relief that she was not hurt either...
Those are the ones that are sort of a bluish-green metallic color with spots on the wings right?
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That sounds like a very good description. I went ahead and jumped the following photos ahead in priority so you could see them sooner. The first shot is of the first one to emerge and is a male. I'm including both an underside and a top view. The last one is the female.
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Had to throw in a quick update. Three more have emerged over the last few days. This time it was all males. Only one of them really stayed around long enough for photos but I took a lot of him. Only one more left and I'm hoping for a female.
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That is exactly the one I was trying to describe!
WOW....they are spectacular! So....so perfect. And I'm thrilled you have MORE!!! YIPPIE!!
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I can now report that all 7 were successful. The last one was a female just like I wanted. They are definitely one of my favorites. I'll try to post pics of the newer ones as I have time.
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WHOOHOO!! 7 for 7, now that is one mighty fine record! *high five*
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Beautiful!!!
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I've seen a couple in the yard since then too. Of course I have no idea if they were mine coming back or wild ones from around the area.
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Do you talk to them, like you did when you held them and cared for them?
If so....they may very well be yours.
SUSA....I find that with PK'S pictures I run out of descriptive words before she runs out of wondrous sights to show us...
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