With all the humidity, we are having problems with mold! We find our caterpillars fresh milkweed and it gets moldy too fast. We rescued two caterpillars, who are doing good. But the eggs don’t hatch 🙁 . So we cut as much mold off the last one and are going to try leaving the lid open and watch to see what happens! Have to be careful if he hatches so he does not roam!
The other day we let go six butterflies! The total we have released is 27! We have lost two caterpillars and one egg (because of mold).
Last night we had a boy butterfly emerge!
How do you know if the butterfly is male or female? They all look the same to me!
Male Butterflies have one spot on each of their bottom wings. Girls don’t! Their bodies are a little different too.
This one in the picture is a boy. Can you see the dots?