Flutterbys

Some of you may remember that Eleanor bought me a butterfly kit for my birthday. Well, here are.....


The caterpillars (sorry, the quality isn't great!)...



and the chrysalids in their final home...



They should start to hatch out into butterflies in about a week! 

Yaaay, you put the pics up!

Awww that's brill  

Wow that's fab!  

Do you know what sort (breed) of flutterbys they are Caryll? Some stay as chysalids over winter ....

They're Painted Ladies. They'll be fully grown in about a week.

Ah - very pretty flutterbys!

I remember seeing them last a couple or so years ago when a freak wind blew a whole lot of them over from France.

Yeah, they're not as common as they used to be Bouncing back though!

Aww they're fab beautifies are beautiful, look forward to the pics.

Will be looking forward to seeing the pics of when they become fully grown  

Ohh how exciting! Cant wait to see what they look like!

That sounds great, I've seen a few this year. It's mainly Cabbage Whites in my garden  

I love cabbage whites and their little mid-air dances!

looks awesome

I'm not a big fan of insects, but make an exception for butterflies. I've had Large and Small Whites, Peacocks, Red Admirals, Tortoiseshells, Brimstones, Commas, Wall Browns and Common Blues in my garden this year - the buddleia has been a great help!

I'm just a bit worried how your Painted Ladies will cope in this cooler weather, or have you got a nice warm butterfly house for them?

They're fine to release, as long as there is some warmth to fly. Our garden gets quite hot, as we have greenhouses lining the side, so butterflies stick around for quite a while.

Ah that's good, and we are promised an Indian Summer any day now!

Love to see some photos when they "hatch"

Apparently they only need enough warmth to fly & mate! Then they'll go off & hibernate for next spring & lay their eggs. The food isn't a problem, either. Painted Ladies can travel thousands of miles in search of food. 

Where does she get these kits i want some random friends! lol

I think you can get them from Amazon?

What kind of things can you get ? or what would you look for? lol

Have a peep at these...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_sabc?url=search-alias%3Daps&pageMinusResults=1&suo=1379671486033#/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=insect+lore&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ainsect+lore