I was perusing the parsley when I noticed most of the leaves gone.. and then this lovely visitor! It's the larva of the Swallowtail butterfly. It does a bit of damage, especially when you only have one parsley plant, but the leaves will grow back. A day later, the caterpillar was gone, to what fate I don't know, but I hope a happy one. Butterflies in the garden are always some kind of blessing.
After a trip through the chrysalis, it will look like this:
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We used to get these all the time in my herb garden. My favorite was their antennae which are a translucent, neon orange!
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