I found the cocoon of the Orange Golf Firillary. LINK Then saw two more caterpillars on the passion fruit vine!
It was hard to spot because it looks like a leaf. The cocoon of these guys aren't as pretty.
Here are the two new ones that I found on the plant. I guess it's not going to be put in the ground yet. Momma butterfly laid more than one egg on this plant at the nursery! I already have a beautiful plant growing in the garden. This one even has the fruit forming already!Funny how I have two cocoons of the monarch butterfly, and one of the orange golf firillary. Now this time two caterpillars of the orange golf firillary, and one monarch caterpillar.
The monarch will beat the orange golf firillary to the cocoon stage though, due to size difference.
I wanted to do this with the swallow tail in Kirkland. It was so hard to get an egg there and a host plant for them. They only came in the yard once in a while for the flowers. I didn't have the right plant for them and the yard was small. I am betting there are many cocoons out on my island here.
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