June 23, 2024
Most butterflies eat, actually they “drink”, from nectar plants while the plants that caterpillars eat are called host plants.
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June 17, 2024
We have started cleanup and transplanting our pollinator plants into MVG’s Butterfly House and the caterpillars are on their way!
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July 25, 2024
Other names: (As larvae) Orange Dog, Orange Puppy Binomial Name: Papilio cresphontes The Giant Swallowtail is the one of the largest butterflies in North America. It […]
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July 23, 2024
Other names: (Eastern) Black Swallowtail, American Swallowtail or Parsnip Swallowtail Binomial Name: Papilio polyxenes The Black Swallowtail is a large butterfly. It can be found across […]
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July 18, 2024
Other names: green-clouded butterfly Binomial Name: Papilio troilus The Spicebush Swallowtail is a large butterfly that can be found in North America. The Spicebush Swallowtail can […]
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July 17, 2024
Other names: Camberwell beauty (in larval form, Slimy Elm Caterpillar, Grand Surprise, or White Petticoat) Binomial Name: Nymphalis antiopa The Mourning Cloak is a large sized […]
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July 16, 2024
Other names: Cosmopolitan Binomial Name: Vanessa cardui The Painted Lady is a medium sized (approx. the size of a half dollar) butterfly. This is the most […]
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July 15, 2024
Other names: N/A Binomial Name: Polygonia interrogationis The Question Mark Butterfly is a medium sized (approx. the size of a half dollar) butterfly. It lives throughout […]
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July 15, 2024
Other names: “Buckeye” Binomial Name: Junonia coenia The Common Buckeye is a medium sized (approx. the size of a half dollar) brown butterfly commonly found in […]
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July 10, 2024
I went to check on the lovely butterflies. They seem to be doing well. The monarchs and the Swallowtail were all showoffs. As I slowly walked […]
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July 9, 2024
Finally! We were able to release the butterflies today. With all of the coordinating and preparation, with all of the learning and studying, with all of […]
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July 1, 2024
The netting is here and the physical facilities team is working on securing it right now. A happy little common buckeye has wondered in on his/her […]
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June 25, 2024
We got the house mostly mulched the other day. This took some time! We were excited to discover how many volunteer annuals returned from last year’s […]
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June 19, 2024
Since there are so many planters that need to be created, I have enlisted the help of a couple of co-workers. I asked our resident creative […]
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June 15, 2024
There is so much work to be done for this exhibit. Despite learning what I could from previous years, there is still a lot of time […]
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June 12, 2024
Apologies, I didn’t get a chance to research and share Asclepsias information yet, but I have been making headway on other 2020 Butterfly House planning. It’ll […]
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June 4, 2024
As stated yesterday, my current focus is preparing for the larvae life stage of the butterfly. Caterpillars can be absolutely tenacious eaters. While I’m trying to […]
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June 3, 2024
Tomorrow will be a busy day. Between my other duties, I’ll get to enjoy sowing some Milkweed (Asclepias). Today, I stayed over a bit because I […]
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June 3, 2024
I have learned some things. We’ll start with our schedule. After meeting with the experts and the growers, we have decided to officially open our 2020 […]
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May 28, 2024
In order to know what butterflies to invest in, we need to know what they need to survive. My top priority in regards to the “Butterfly […]
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May 27, 2024
Today I’ve begun research on past butterfly house plans. This will be my first year having the privilege to work on this conservation and education project […]
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