caterpillar

22 May
2012
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Please don’t tease the parsley worm

Parsley worms (aka. black swallowtail butterfly caterpillars) grow quickly, and the one living in my parsley plant is no exception. This caterpillar is packing on the grams at an impressive pace. You saw the photo I posted a few days ago. Now, check out how this guy has grown: I’m ...

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18 May
2012
black swallowtail caterpillar on a parsley plant

Black swallowtail caterpillar in the parsley plant

There are many reasons to let your parsley go to seed, but this may be my favorite: black swallowtail caterpillars. Adult black swallowtails are large black butterflies with brilliant patches of blue and yellow and red near the ends of their wings. The adults lay their eggs on parsley, as ...

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