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  • Butterflies
    • Swallowtail Similarities and Differences
      • Spicebush and Palamedes Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillars are Very Similar
      • Black and Yellow Swallowtail Butterflies
    • Flat blue and metallic blue butterflies – male or female?
    • Butterflies A – F
      • American Lady – Vanessa virginiensis
      • Atala Butterfly – Eumaeus atala
      • Blue Morpho Butterfly
      • Blue Buckeye – Junonia coenia
      • Brazilian Skipper Butterfly – Calpodes ethlius
      • Cassius Blue – Leptotes cassius
      • Ceraunus Blue – Hemiargus ceraunus
      • Checkered White Butterfly – Pontia protodice
      • Cofaqui Skipper Butterfly – Megathymus cofaqui
      • Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly – Phoebis sennae
      • Common Buckeye – Junonia coenia
      • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail – Papilio glaucus
    • Butterflies G – J
      • Gold Rim Butterfly – Battus polydamas
      • Great Southern White – Ascia monuste
      • Gulf Fritillary – Agraulis vanillae
      • Gray Hairstreak – Strymon melinus
      • Great Purple Hairstreak – Atlides halesus
      • Julia – Dryas iulia
    • Butterflies K – O
      • Little Metalmark – Calephelis virginiensis
      • Long-tailed Skipper – Urbanus proteus
      • Malachite Butterfly Siproeta stelenes
      • Monarch butterfly – Danaus plexippus
    • Butterflies P – S
      • Painted Lady Butterfly – Vanessa cardui
      • Palamedes Swallowtail – Papilio palamedes
      • Pipevine Swallowtail – Battus philenor
      • Queen Butterfly – Danaus gilippus
      • Question Mark – Polygonia interrogationis
      • Red-spotted Purple – Limenitis arthemis
      • Silver Spotted Skipper – Epargyreus clarus
    • Butterflies T – V
      • Viceroy – Limenitis archippus
    • Butterflies W – Z
      • White Peacock – Anartia jatrophae
      • Zebra Longwing – Heliconius charithonia
  • Moths!
    • Banded Tussock Moth – Halysidota tessellaris
    • Blinded Sphinx Moth – Paonias excaecata
    • Milkweed Tiger Moth (Milkweed Tussock Moth)
  • Raising Butterflies
    • 1 Rearing Butterflies From Eggs
      • Eggs – Hatching Butterfly Eggs
      • Disinfect Butterfly Eggs – Monarch or Any Species
    • 2 Tips to Raising Butterfly Caterpillars Indoors
      • Milkweed Sap In Eyes
      • Molting caterpillars
      • Moving caterpillars …
      • Disinfecting Leaves
      • Reviving a Drowned Caterpillar
      • Caterpillars and pet flea/tick medication
      • Poisoned caterpillars and green fluid
      • Pesticides and caterpillars …
      • Organic vs non-organic
      • Green vomit, diarrhea, and writhing caterpillars
      • Saving poisoned caterpillars
      • Monarch Caterpillars Butternut Squash
      • Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars Eat Pumpkin
      • Freezing Milkweed Leaves for Emergency Use
      • Butterfly Caterpillar Rearing Containers
        • Caterpillar Rearing Box from a Shoe Box
        • Caterpillar Rearing in a Pizza Box
    • 3 Chrysalises, Cocoons, and Pupae
      • Holdfast Tubercles (Monarch)
      • Attaching chrysalises to hooks
      • Breaking Swallowtail Diapause in Chrysalises
      • Butterfly Chrysalis Deformities
      • Dehydrated Butterfly Chrysalises
      • Should I separate Piggy-back Chrysalises?
      • What is wrong with my butterfly chrysalis?
      • Emerging Chrysalides Butterflies
    • 4 Caring for Adult Butterflies
      • Weather and releasing butterflies
      • Breeding Sibling Butterflies – Inbreeding
      • How to feed Gatorade to butterflies
      • How to Feed a Butterfly
      • Euthanizing Dying Butterflies
      • How To Euthanize Crippled Butterflies
      • How are butterflies packed and shipped?
      • How to Safely Transport or Ship Butterflies
  • Gardening
    • Pollinator Gardening
    • Neighbor Uses Pesticide Indiscriminately? What Can You Do?
    • A neonicotinoid tag – What to do about it
    • Plant Pests
      • Eliminate aphids!
      • Eliminate Milkweed Bugs!
  • Milkweed
    • Propagating Tropical Milkweed With Stem Cuttings
    • Aquatic Milkweed – Asclepias perennis
    • Balloon Plant Milkweed – Gomphocarpus physocarpus
    • Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa
    • Charlotte’s Blush Tropical Milkweed – Asclepias curassavica Charlotte’s Blush
    • Clasping Milkweed – Asclepias amplexicaulis
    • Common Milkweed – Asclepias syriaca
    • Dogbane
    • Giant Milkweed – Calotropis gigantea
    • Pinewoods or Sandhill Milkweed – Asclepias humistrata
    • Poke Milkweed – Asclepias exaltata
    • Rose Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata
    • Tropical Milkweed – Asclepias curassavica
      • Monarch Butterfly Decline and Tropical Milkweed
    • White Twinevine Milkweed – Funastrum clausum
  • Host Plants
    • Which passion vine species are safe for caterpillars?
    • Passion vine species that are safe for caterpillars
    • Many Trees Are Host Plants for Butterflies (And Moths)
    • Fertilizer and Butterfly Host Plants
    • Host Plants A – F
      • Adam’s Needle – Yucca filamentosa
      • Black Cherry – Prunus serotina
      • Blue Toadflax – Nuttallanthus species
      • False Foxglove – Agalinis species
      • Firecracker, Weeping – Russelia equisetiformis
    • Host Plants G – J
      • Groundnut – Apios Americana
      • Hackberry Tree – Celtis occidentalis
      • Hercule’s Club Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Butterfly Host Plant for the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
    • Host Plants K – O
    • Host Plants P – S
      • Passion vine species that are safe for caterpillars
      • Pipevine Species for Butterflies
      • Pawpaw Plants – Florida Native
      • Pawpaw Tree – Asimina triloba
      • Rice Button Aster – Symphyotrichum dumosum
      • Sugarberry Tree – Celtis laevigata
    • Host Plants T – V
    • Host Plants W – Z
      • Wisteria – Wisteria sinensis
  • Nectar Plants
    • Nectar Plants General Information
      • Butterflies and Fruit Trees
      • Fall Blooming Nectar Plants
      • Flowering Trees are Nectar Sources for Butterflies
      • Top 10 Butterfly Nectar Plants
      • White Butterfly Nectar Plants
    • Nectar Plants A – F
      • Abelia – Abelia grandiflora
      • Anise Hyssop – Agastache foeniculum
      • Autumn Sage – Salvia greggii
      • BATFACE   Cuphea llavea   Butterfly Nectar Plant
      • Blanket Flower – Gaillardia x grandiflora
      • Bottlebrush – Callistemon rigidus
      • Brazilian Bachelor’s Button – Centratherum intermedium
      • Buttonbush – Cephalanthus occidentalis
      • Cigar Plant – Candy Corn – Cuphea melvillea
      • Coral Honeysuckle – Lonicera sempervirens
      • Cosmos – Cosmos sp.
      • Crepe Myrtle – Lagerstroemia indica
      • Firecracker Plant – Cigar Plant – Cuphea ignea
      • Firecracker, Upright – Russelia sarmentosa
    • Nectar Plants G – J
      • Ironweed – Vernonia gigantea
      • Joe Pye Weed – Eupatorium Sp.
    • Nectar Plants K – O
      • Lemon Marigold – Tagetes lemmonii
      • Mexican Flame Vine – Senecio confusus
      • Morning glory – Ipomoea species
    • Nectar Plants P – S
      • Pentas – Pentas lanceolata
      • Phlox, Annual – Phlox drummondii
      • Scarlet Morning Glory – Ipomoea hederifolia
      • Stoke’s Aster – Stokesia laevis
      • Sweet Almond – Aloysia virgata
    • Nectar Plants T – V
    • Nectar Plants W – Z
  • Enemies
    • Predators
    • Parasitoids
      • Braconid Wasps Are Parasitoids of Butterfly and Moth Caterpillars
      • Chalcid Wasps
        • Chalcid wasps in Black Swallowtail butterfly chrysalises
        • Chalcid Wasps and Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars and Chrysalises
      • Euplectrus – Caterpillar Ectoparasitoid
      • Tachinid Flies
      • Trichogramma Wasps
  • Fun Facts
    • Butterfly Proboscis
    • Male Butterfly Nutrients
    • Caterpillars Have Wings?
    • Do butterflies feel pain?
    • Diapause – Where Do Butterflies Go In The Winter?
    • Only 1 or 2 butterfly eggs out of 100 live to become adult butterflies.
    • Why are there fewer butterflies some years?
    • Butterfly Aberrations
  • Monarchs
    • Monarch Butterfly Egg – Danaus plexippus
    • Sexing Monarch Butterflies
    • How to Tag Monarch Butterflies
    • Monarch Chrysalis Light Orientation
    • Monarch Butterfly Decline and Tropical Milkweed
    • Monarch Butterfly Aberrations
      • Monarch Butterfly Aberration With White Scales
      • Yellow OPY Monarch Butterfly Chrysalises – Danaus plexippus
  • About Us
    • Charlotte’s Blush Tropical Milkweed – Asclepias curassavica Charlotte’s Blush
    • Blue Buckeye – Junonia coenia
    • How are butterflies packed and shipped?
    • Monarch Butterflies at Shady Oak
  • My butterfly appears healthy
  • Bt Bacillus thuringiensis
  • Monarch Butterfly Diseases
  • Specific Diseases in Caterpillars, Chrysalises, and Adult Monarch Butterflies
  • Abnormally Colored Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars (NOT OE)
  • OE Monarch and Queen – FAQ
  • Disinfecting Caterpillar Cages
  • Black Death is NOT a Disease – What is it?
  • NPV – Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
  • OE – Ophryocystis elektroscirrha – Monarch Butterfly
  • Why OE is here to stay
  • OE and Chrysalises Pupae – Monarch and Queen – Ophryocystis elektroscirrha
  • OE Monarch and Queen – FAQ
  • Monarch OE Check Without a Microscope
  • This is Not OE
  • Do My Monarch Butterflies Have OE? Ophryocystis elektroscirrha
  • Reflections on a Shady Oak Butterfly Farm Internship

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  • 1 Rearing Butterflies From Eggs
  • 2 Tips to Raising Butterfly Caterpillars Indoors
  • 3 Chrysalises, Cocoons, and Pupae
  • 4 Caring for Adult Butterflies
  • A neonicotinoid tag – What to do about it
  • Abelia – Abelia grandiflora
  • Abnormally Colored Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars (NOT OE)
  • About Us
  • Adam’s Needle – Yucca filamentosa
  • Afflicted Dagger Moth – Acronicta afflicta
  • American Lady Host Plants
  • American Lady – Vanessa virginiensis
  • Angulose prominent – Peridea angulosa
  • Anise Hyssop – Agastache foeniculum
  • Aquatic Milkweed – Asclepias perennis
  • Arge Moth – Apantesis arge
  • Atala Butterfly – Eumaeus atala
  • Attaching chrysalises to hooks
  • Autumn Sage – Salvia greggii
  • Backyard Butterfly Exhibit
  • Balloon Plant Milkweed – Gomphocarpus physocarpus
  • Banded Tussock Moth – Halysidota tessellaris
  • Barred Yellow Butterfly – Eurema daira
  • BATFACE   Cuphea llavea   Butterfly Nectar Plant
  • Black and Yellow Swallowtail Butterflies
  • Black Cherry – Prunus serotina
  • Black Death is NOT a Disease – What is it?
  • Black Swallowtail Host Plants
  • Blanket Flower – Gaillardia x grandiflora
  • Blinded Sphinx Moth – Paonias excaecata
  • Blue Buckeye – Junonia coenia
  • Blue Morpho Butterfly
  • Blue Toadflax – Nuttallanthus species
  • Bottlebrush – Callistemon rigidus
  • Braconid Wasps Are Parasitoids of Butterfly and Moth Caterpillars
  • Brazilian Bachelor’s Button – Centratherum intermedium
  • Brazilian Skipper Butterfly – Calpodes ethlius
  • Breaking Swallowtail Diapause in Chrysalises
  • Breeding Sibling Butterflies – Inbreeding
  • Bt Bacillus thuringiensis
  • Bugs and critters found on milkweed
  • Butterflies
  • Butterflies A – F
  • Butterflies and Fruit Trees
  • Butterflies and Fruit Trees
  • Butterflies G – J
  • Butterflies K – O
  • Butterflies P – S
  • Butterflies T – V
  • Butterflies that host on nettles
  • Butterflies W – Z
  • Butterfly Aberrations
  • Butterfly and Moth Disease Issues
  • Butterfly Bush – Buddleia davidii
  • Butterfly Caterpillar Rearing Containers
  • Butterfly Chrysalis Deformities
  • Butterfly Chrysalis Size Variation
  • Butterfly Garden Plants for the Mid-Atlantic U.S. States
  • Butterfly Gardening in the Northeastern U.S.
  • Butterfly Proboscis
  • Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa
  • Buttonbush – Cephalanthus occidentalis
  • Cassius Blue – Leptotes cassius
  • Caterpillar Rearing Box from a Shoe Box
  • Caterpillar Rearing in a Pizza Box
  • Caterpillars and pet flea/tick medication
  • Caterpillars Have Wings?
  • Ceraunus Blue – Hemiargus ceraunus
  • Chalcid Wasps
  • Chalcid Wasps and Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars and Chrysalises
  • Chalcid wasps in Black Swallowtail butterfly chrysalises
  • Charlotte’s Blush Tropical Milkweed – Asclepias curassavica Charlotte’s Blush
  • Checkered White Butterfly – Pontia protodice
  • Cigar Plant – Candy Corn – Cuphea melvillea
  • Clasping Milkweed – Asclepias amplexicaulis
  • Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly – Phoebis sennae
  • Cofaqui Skipper Butterfly – Megathymus cofaqui
  • Common Buckeye – Junonia coenia
  • Common Milkweed – Asclepias syriaca
  • Coral Honeysuckle – Lonicera sempervirens
  • Coral Honeysuckle – Lonicera sempervirens
  • Cordyceps Fungus and butterflies/moths
  • Cosmos – Cosmos sp.
  • Crepe Myrtle – Lagerstroemia indica
  • Dehydrated Butterfly Chrysalises
  • Dehydrated Butterfly Chrysalises
  • Diapause – Where Do Butterflies Go In The Winter?
  • Disinfect Butterfly Eggs – Monarch or Any Species
  • Disinfecting Caterpillar Cages
  • Disinfecting Leaves
  • Do butterflies feel pain?
  • Do My Monarch Butterflies Have OE? Ophryocystis elektroscirrha
  • Dogbane
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail – Papilio glaucus
  • Eggs – Hatching Butterfly Eggs
  • Eliminate aphids!
  • Eliminate Milkweed Bugs!
  • Emerging Chrysalides Butterflies
  • Enemies
  • Enemies
  • Euplectrus – Caterpillar Ectoparasitoid
  • Euthanizing Dying Butterflies
  • Fall Blooming Nectar Plants
  • False Foxglove – Agalinis species
  • Fertilizer and Butterfly Host Plants
  • Firebush – Hamelia patens
  • Firecracker Plant – Cigar Plant – Cuphea ignea
  • Firecracker Plant – Cigar Plant – Cuphea ignea
  • Firecracker, Upright – Russelia sarmentosa
  • Firecracker, Weeping – Russelia equisetiformis
  • Flowering Trees are Nectar Sources for Butterflies
  • Freezing Milkweed Leaves for Emergency Use
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Butterflies and Moths
  • Fun Facts
  • Gardening
  • Gardening
  • Gardening
  • Giant Milkweed – Calotropis gigantea
  • Giant Swallowtail Host Plants
  • Giant Swallowtail – Papilio cresphontes
  • Goatweed Leafwing Butterfly – Anaea andria
  • Gold Rim Butterfly – Battus polydamas
  • Gray Hairstreak – Strymon melinus
  • Great Purple Hairstreak – Atlides halesus
  • Great Southern White – Ascia monuste
  • Green vomit, diarrhea, and writhing caterpillars
  • Groundnut – Apios Americana
  • Gulf Fritillary – Agraulis vanillae
  • Hackberry Tree – Celtis occidentalis
  • Hand Pair Butterflies
  • Hercule’s Club Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Butterfly Host Plant for the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
  • Holdfast Tubercles (Monarch)
  • Host Plants
  • Host Plants
  • Host Plants A – F
  • Host Plants G – J
  • Host Plants K – O
  • Host Plants P – S
  • Host Plants T – V
  • Host Plants W – Z
  • How are butterflies packed and shipped?
  • How Shady Oak plays a role in butterfly research and conservation
  • How To Euthanize Crippled Butterflies
  • How to Feed a Butterfly
  • How to feed Gatorade to butterflies
  • How to Safely Transport or Ship Butterflies
  • How to Tag Monarch Butterflies
  • Indigo Spires Salvia – Salvia ‘Indigo Spires’
  • Ironweed – Vernonia gigantea
  • Joe Pye Weed – Eupatorium Sp.
  • Julia – Dryas iulia
  • Lemon Marigold – Tagetes lemmonii
  • Little Metalmark – Calephelis virginiensis
  • Long-tailed Skipper – Urbanus proteus
  • Love-in-a-Puff
  • Malachite Butterfly Siproeta stelenes
  • Male Butterfly Nutrients
  • Many Trees Are Host Plants for Butterflies (And Moths)
  • Mexican Flame Vine – Senecio confusus
  • Milkweed
  • Milkweed Sap In Eyes
  • Milkweed Tiger Moth (Milkweed Tussock Moth)
  • Molting caterpillars
  • Monarch Butterflies at Shady Oak
  • Monarch Butterflies at Shady Oak
  • Monarch Butterfly Aberration With White Scales
  • Monarch Butterfly Aberrations
  • Monarch Butterfly Decline and Tropical Milkweed
  • Monarch Butterfly Decline and Tropical Milkweed
  • Monarch Butterfly Diseases
  • Monarch Butterfly Egg – Danaus plexippus
  • Monarch butterfly – Danaus plexippus
  • Monarch Chrysalis Light Orientation
  • Monarch OE Check Without a Microscope
  • Monarchs
  • Morning glory – Ipomoea species
  • Moths
  • Moths!
  • Moving caterpillars …
  • My butterfly appears healthy
  • Nectar Plants
  • Nectar Plants A – F
  • Nectar Plants G – J
  • Nectar Plants General Information
  • Nectar Plants K – O
  • Nectar Plants P – S
  • Nectar Plants T – V
  • Nectar Plants W – Z
  • Neighbor Uses Pesticide Indiscriminately? What Can You Do?
  • NPV – Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
  • OE and Chrysalises Pupae – Monarch and Queen – Ophryocystis elektroscirrha
  • OE Monarch and Queen – FAQ
  • OE – Ophryocystis elektroscirrha – Monarch Butterfly
  • Only 1 or 2 butterfly eggs out of 100 live to become adult butterflies.
  • Organic vs non-organic
  • Painted Lady Butterfly – Vanessa cardui
  • Palamedes Swallowtail – Papilio palamedes
  • Parasitoids
  • Parasitoids
  • Passion vine species that are safe for caterpillars
  • Passion Vines
  • Pawpaw Plants – Florida Native
  • Pawpaw Tree – Asimina triloba
  • Pentas – Pentas lanceolata
  • Pesticides and caterpillars …
  • Phlox, Annual – Phlox drummondii
  • Pinewoods or Sandhill Milkweed – Asclepias humistrata
  • Pipevine Species for Butterflies
  • Pipevine Swallowtail vs Polydamas (Gold Rim) Swallowtail
  • Pipevine Swallowtail – Battus philenor
  • Plant Pests
  • Plants for Butterfly Gardens in the Southwestern U.S.
  • Plants for California Butterfly Gardens
  • Poisoned caterpillars and green fluid
  • Poke Milkweed – Asclepias exaltata
  • Pollinator Gardening
  • Predators
  • Propagating Tropical Milkweed With Stem Cuttings
  • Queen Butterfly – Danaus gilippus
  • Question Mark – Polygonia interrogationis
  • Raising Butterflies
  • Raising Butterflies
  • Raising Butterflies
  • Red-spotted Purple – Limenitis arthemis
  • Reviving a Drowned Caterpillar
  • Rice Button Aster – Symphyotrichum dumosum
  • Rocky Mountain Region Butterflies and Their Plants
  • Rose Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata
  • Saving poisoned caterpillars
  • Scarlet Morning Glory – Ipomoea hederifolia
  • Sexing Monarch Butterflies
  • Shade plants for butterflies
  • Should I separate Piggy-back Chrysalises?
  • Silver Spotted Skipper – Epargyreus clarus
  • Southeastern U.S. Butterflies and Their Plants
  • Specific Diseases in Caterpillars, Chrysalises, and Adult Monarch Butterflies
  • Spicebush and Palamedes Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillars are Very Similar
  • Stoke’s Aster – Stokesia laevis
  • Sugarberry Tree – Celtis laevigata
  • Swallowtail Chrysalises
  • Swallowtail Similarities and Differences
  • Swallowtail Similarities and Differences
  • Sweet Almond – Aloysia virgata
  • Tachinid Flies
  • This is Not OE
  • Top 10 Butterfly Nectar Plants
  • Trichogramma Wasps
  • Tropical Milkweed – Asclepias curassavica
  • Unsafe Caterpillar Food
  • Viceroy – Limenitis archippus
  • Weather and releasing butterflies
  • What happened to my chrysalis?
  • What is wrong with my butterfly chrysalis?
  • Which parasitoid?
  • Which Passion Vine Species are Safe for Butterflies?
  • Which passion vine species are safe for caterpillars?
  • White Butterfly Nectar Plants
  • White Peacock – Anartia jatrophae
  • White Twinevine Milkweed – Funastrum clausum
  • Who laid eggs on my passion vine?
  • Why are there fewer butterflies some years?
  • Why OE is here to stay
  • Wisteria – Wisteria sinensis
  • Yellow OPY Monarch Butterfly Chrysalises – Danaus plexippus
  • Zebra Longwing – Heliconius charithonia
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