It has been the year of the Brazilian Skipper for me and much of NJ. Several weeks ago I dug up the cannas for the winter to store in the garage. As I cut the stalks off I found over 2 dozen spent chrysalis indicating there were many more of these skippers in the yard then I originally thought. At the time I also found another 6 chrysalises that I put into the garage. It was amazing that any looked good with the fall winds we had been having. On November 29th, the last one eclosed and became a butterfly. We were having OK weather at the time so he was let go and hopefully, made it South.
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Brazilian Skipper caterpillar silking his nest area 11/4/18
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| Some of the spent Chrysalises 11/19/18 |
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| Chrysalises looking viable 11/19/18 |
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| Brazilian Skipper eclosed 11/29/18 |
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| Close-up Brazilian Skipper eclosed 11/29/18 |
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