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Atala Butterfly eggs are unusual with spikes rising from the eggs. Laid in clusters, Atala eggs hatch into bright red / orange larvae, or caterpillars. These caterpillars prefer fresh soft leaves when young. When preparing to pupate, they hang in a C or crescent shape. After pupating, they swing from their 'girdle' or 'sling'. The Atala butterfly pupae or chrysalises do not attach with a cremaster, like most butterflies that use a girdle to help attach themselves. The day before the adults emerge, the wing pad portions of the chrysalis turn dark, their dark wings showing through the pupae shells. |
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Shady Oak Butterfly Farm Toll free 877-485-2458 12876 SW CR 231 Brooker, Fl 32622 Stephen & Edith Smith
Located 45 minutes from the Butterfly Rainforest Exhibit at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida
This butterfly website built with advice from Starting Dreams.
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