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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
Nectar Plants P – S
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