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Posted by rosalie S.W W A Aust (My Page) on

Mon, May 1, 06 at 9:47

Thank you to all the people who replied to the posting about our butterfly babies. That link to the butterfly site was pretty awesome ... I didn't realise they had such a huge following...
Our babies ( some 2 doz of them ) are doing well. They are resident in a large shoe box and are steadily chomping their way through ever increasing amounts of milkweed. Over the last couple of days 2 of them have turned to chrysalis and today, a third one has climbed up and anchored itself, in preparation to follow suit.
The kids are entranced ... so am I.
Rosalie

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Posted by tsunami2 z9 NSW Aust (My Page) on
Mon, May 1, 06 at 10:23

Aww thats so sweet ... you should capture the moments with photos!
Anyway are Monarchs endangered? i don't see many if any where i live.... let alone the caterpillars..

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Posted by rosalie S.W W A Aust (My Page) on
Mon, May 1, 06 at 10:46

Thanks for the reply. I have taken some pics today of them, and I am being tutored in the art of posting them, so who knows in the future ... Endangered as such I don't really know. What I do know is that they have a pretty restricted diet , eating only some of the milkweed species. Bit like the koala, only eating a handful of Eucalypt species. If there are no milkweed plants available, while you might get a few adults drop in for a nectar feed (they love the buddleia) they won't lay eggs.
I have a milkweed that I have kept solely for the Monarchs to lay their eggs on, and so it doesn't get out of hand and cast seeds to the wind, I chop the flowers off it ...
Rosalie

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Posted by mistymorn Brisbane Qld (My Page) on
Mon, May 1, 06 at 18:18

Rosalie your Tutor will post that Pic you sent last night of your babies....
Just to show you how easy it is from Photobucket..Keep Studying... Cheers..MM.

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Posted by deejaus Melb.Vic. Aust (My Page) on
Tue, May 2, 06 at 1:47

Rosalie,
That is a most interesting thing to be doing for your children. I am sure they will learn a lot about butterflies this way.
Tsunami,
Monarch butterflies are not an endangered species here. They are not a native Australian butterfly. You can read the facts at the Australian Museum Online.
Cheers,
Dee.

Here is a link that might be useful: Monarch butterflies

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