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01-20-2011, 09:29 PM
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Butterfly Educator Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA
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Atala Butterfly comes back from near extinction!
Truly a success story in the making! Such a beautiful insect, in all its stages of life! Make sure you get a look at the caterpillar. Way cool!
Atala Butterfly comes back from near extinction Host plant information and photos of the caterpillar: Coontie
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01-21-2011, 12:19 PM
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WG Prize & Gift Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
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Wow, What a bright and colorfull defensive color the cats have!
I did a search on the Coontie plants to see what they looked like and found many forms of them listed.  Some had a fern look about them.  Others looked more heavy leaved like this. Hmmmm Wonder if either of those are the one mentioned. Some articles showed a more bushy and low growing form as well...I took these while in Florida a few weeks ago.
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01-21-2011, 10:13 PM
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POM Judge & Official Non Gardener
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
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When would I see cats and when butterflies? I'm seeing a WG Meet-up here next winter............... 
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01-23-2011, 02:51 PM
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Butterfly Educator Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA
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