Redland Rambles

Mmmmmm yum parsley!

This morning the farm crew was breaking up large bunches of parsley into smaller bunches, so all shares would get an equal amount. Sadie found a green hitchhiker in one of the bunches, and set it aside for me to photograph. She was very excited to find it. There’s a lot of speculation whether this is a swallowtail or a monarch caterpillar. Any ideas?

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Posted in animals, csa, farm, location, photo | Tagged livestock | 6 Comments

6 Responses

1. on April 15, 2011 at 3:10 pm Zazu

   It’s a black swallowtail. The monarch caterpillars have more stripes and no dots 🙂

   
   
2. on April 15, 2011 at 4:39 pm Timothy J Rowan

   so funny , check my latest blog post !

   
   
3. on April 15, 2011 at 4:39 pm Timothy J Rowan

   http://blog.dbycc.com/2011/04/metamorphosis-of-black-swallowtail.html

   
   
4. on April 15, 2011 at 11:10 pm marian33031

   Cool, pet butterflies!

   
   
5. on April 15, 2011 at 11:14 pm marian33031

   It’s swallowtail season! This particular caterpillar came over all the way from Punta Gorda in a tote full of parsley loaded in a reefer truck. Talk about tough! Sadie put it out by the compost pile where it can munch to its heart’s content.

   
   
6. on April 16, 2011 at 10:51 am Karen

   Also Monarchs and Queens have black “antennae” on one or both ends.

   
   

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