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Kerry Nobbs
{K:2800} 4/15/2007
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Really nicely shot. That is a beauty love the eyes on the back. Kerry
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Ron Wilson
{K:18362} 1/14/2006
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Great pic , lovely butterfly.
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Marilyn Nagy
{K:6008} 1/3/2006
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Guido, Wow, amazing photo and about. I love butterflies but have never raised any yet. Am trying to start a butterfly garden. Wonderful dedication. Happy New Year! Marilyn
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Guido Tweepenninckx
{K:20076} 1/3/2006
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Thanks for the link
Butterfly still alive and kicking.
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Sudhir K. Reddy
{K:7583} 1/3/2006
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They live for a week or two apparently. So beautiful and such a short lifespan! How sad! :-(! Do the best u can and after it dies, u can still keep it for years without doing much to preserve. I collected a few dead ones for a max of 5 yrs now already...I googled and found this link for u Guido! Bonne Annee a toi aussi!! http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/info/faqs/bflymoth/lifespan.htm
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Guido Tweepenninckx
{K:20076} 1/1/2006
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don't think a butterfly lives longer than a week or so.
I will keep him warm and feed sugar and sirop.
He does go for the window ,when I set him free.
The last one I had was in the summer and I let him free after taking some pics.
But now ,I will keep this one here inside and see what happens.
Got two more pupa here in the box.
We hardly see these swallowtails here,so I found a few of these caterpillars and kept them in a box.
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Russell Poston
{K:629} 1/1/2006
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that is great new beauty and a new year love it
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 1/1/2006
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Wonderful capture, Guido! It's nice to be able to get a shot like this at this time of year!
Dave.
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Mary Brown
{K:71879} 1/1/2006
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That's a great start to a new year. Now, what do you do with the butterfly until the spring comes?
A very Happy New Year to you, also.
Mary
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Sudhir K. Reddy
{K:7583} 12/31/2005
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Uh oh!! That's trouble now! That is what Swallowtails are known to do, pupate for a whole year. I have one (of the two here attached) still as a pupa (black swallowtail) myself at home in a terrarium. I raise these too in summer but I release them as soon as they hatch. I hope this black swallotail doesn't emerge yet. Because winter just started here and it can get as cold as -20C. I guess, U can try raising him with some concentrated syrup like they do in the butterfly enclosures. Good luck! Happy new year!!
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Hanna Segal
{K:13469} 12/31/2005
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Well, a lucky butterfly and a great pic.
Happy new year to you (and him:-)!
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