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Orange Dogs On My Key Lime

8 months ago
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I was pretty excited to find this giant swallowtail caterpillar on my Key Lime the other day. I've been checking on it, and today I discovered 3 more and a chrysalis all clustered on the same branch!

I sure hope they all make it - and there may be more, since my tree is pretty dense and shrubby and they are hard to spot.

I know some people consider them pests, but there are plenty of leaves to spare, and the butterflies are so beautiful.



I pulled the branch horizontal for my photo - they tend to stay more vertical, since looking like bird droppings is their camouflage.

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