Comments on: A Clouded Sulphur Butterfly! In the winter! http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/2009/12/06/a-clouded-sulphur-butterfly-in-the-winter/ A Fun-Loving Guide to the Natural World for Kids and Adults Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Kenton and Rebecca http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/2009/12/06/a-clouded-sulphur-butterfly-in-the-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-4906 Kenton and Rebecca Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:08:59 +0000 http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/?p=948#comment-4906 Hi Taylor, Apologies, but we're not experts on these little critters. You might want to check in at the nearest university, or try this site: http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/ He's awesome with bugs and such! Hi Taylor,

Apologies, but we’re not experts on these little critters. You might want to check in at the nearest university, or try this site: http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/
He’s awesome with bugs and such!

]]> By: Taylor Ray http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/2009/12/06/a-clouded-sulphur-butterfly-in-the-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-4890 Taylor Ray Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:17:35 +0000 http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/?p=948#comment-4890 Hi publisher or whoever wrote this I was wondering if there is any special adaptations that the clouded sulphur butterflies need to survive in the wild? And the behaviors of this insect if you could email me as soon has possible about the answers that would be nice. trixie511@hotmail.com Hi publisher or whoever wrote this I was wondering if there is any special adaptations that the clouded sulphur butterflies need to survive in the wild? And the behaviors of this insect if you could email me as soon has possible about the answers that would be nice. trixie511@hotmail.com

]]> By: Kenton and Rebecca http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/2009/12/06/a-clouded-sulphur-butterfly-in-the-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-3019 Kenton and Rebecca Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:39:39 +0000 http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/?p=948#comment-3019 Hi Iris! Wow! Call Ripley indeed! That must have been quite a surprise. We're happy to hear that he/she is devouring the sugar water -- who knows, maybe she'll make it till spring after all =) Hi Iris!

Wow! Call Ripley indeed! That must have been quite a surprise. We’re happy to hear that he/she is devouring the sugar water — who knows, maybe she’ll make it till spring after all =)

]]> By: iris http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/2009/12/06/a-clouded-sulphur-butterfly-in-the-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-3007 iris Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:55:53 +0000 http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/?p=948#comment-3007 Call Ripley!!! I found a Tiger Swallowtail In my back bedroom 01-07 2010. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/species/Tigersw.shtml I don't think mine wiil make it to Summer -- life expectancy is not great for the butterflies. It must have been on my Grapefruit Tree that I winter-over in the house. Then the warm indoor air got it to "hatch" into it's butterfly stage. It's in a critter box now and scarfing down nectar/ sugarwater. Call Ripley!!! I found a Tiger Swallowtail In my back bedroom 01-07 2010.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/species/Tigersw.shtml
I don’t think mine wiil make it to Summer — life expectancy is not great for the butterflies.
It must have been on my Grapefruit Tree that I winter-over in the house.
Then the warm indoor air got it to “hatch” into it’s butterfly stage.
It’s in a critter box now and scarfing down nectar/ sugarwater.

]]> By: marmee http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/2009/12/06/a-clouded-sulphur-butterfly-in-the-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2919 marmee Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:37:31 +0000 http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/?p=948#comment-2919 we had a butterfly surprise us just a few days ago and our trying our best to keep it alive. giving it nectar and water and added some fresh flowers. we had a butterfly surprise us just a few days ago and our trying our best to keep it alive.
giving it nectar and water and added some fresh flowers.

]]> By: Kenton and Rebecca http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/2009/12/06/a-clouded-sulphur-butterfly-in-the-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2725 Kenton and Rebecca Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:07:24 +0000 http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/?p=948#comment-2725 Hello schirin! They must be hibernating out there, and coming in on logs or trees. How marvelous! Sadly, despite our best attempts, our little butterfly didn't make it. Or at least we think it didn't make it. It has apparently died standing straight up, just as if it is frozen in place. We're wondering if the best thing to do might have been to put it back outside -- perhaps it 'freezes' for the winter like some caterpillars? We can't seem to find any information on what the adults do during the winter. We hope that yours fares wonderfully! We're going to put ours outside once spring comes -- if it is indeed dead, perhaps a bird will appreciate it. Hello schirin!

They must be hibernating out there, and coming in on logs or trees. How marvelous! Sadly, despite our best attempts, our little butterfly didn’t make it. Or at least we think it didn’t make it. It has apparently died standing straight up, just as if it is frozen in place. We’re wondering if the best thing to do might have been to put it back outside — perhaps it ‘freezes’ for the winter like some caterpillars? We can’t seem to find any information on what the adults do during the winter.

We hope that yours fares wonderfully! We’re going to put ours outside once spring comes — if it is indeed dead, perhaps a bird will appreciate it.

]]> By: schirin http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/2009/12/06/a-clouded-sulphur-butterfly-in-the-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2723 schirin Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:50:09 +0000 http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/?p=948#comment-2723 Hi, We found the same butterfly crawling up our window two days after purchasing our Christmas tree. I also was wondering how to keep that beautiful butterfly alive until it's warm enough outside. It is snowing and freezing out here right now and I really don't know how the butterfly got in here.... I guess our butterfly isn't the only one out there :-) Hi,

We found the same butterfly crawling up our window two days after purchasing our Christmas tree. I also was wondering how to keep that beautiful butterfly alive until it’s warm enough outside. It is snowing and freezing out here right now and I really don’t know how the butterfly got in here…. I guess our butterfly isn’t the only one out there :-)

]]> By: Kenton and Rebecca http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/2009/12/06/a-clouded-sulphur-butterfly-in-the-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2708 Kenton and Rebecca Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:17:19 +0000 http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/?p=948#comment-2708 Hello Dean, and welcome! Thank you as well for alerting us to the presence of your blog -- the simplicity and beauty of your posts is simply enchanting! We're putting you up on our Awesome Nature Blog blogroll -- we'll look forward to seeing more! Hello Dean, and welcome! Thank you as well for alerting us to the presence of your blog — the simplicity and beauty of your posts is simply enchanting! We’re putting you up on our Awesome Nature Blog blogroll — we’ll look forward to seeing more!

]]> By: Dean Leh http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/2009/12/06/a-clouded-sulphur-butterfly-in-the-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2707 Dean Leh Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:25:46 +0000 http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/?p=948#comment-2707 Kenton and Rebecca: Your nature blog is quite excellent. I am very impressed with your work and look forward to staying connected! Kudos! http://deanleh.blogspot.com/ Dean Leh Kenton and Rebecca:

Your nature blog is quite excellent. I am very impressed with your work and look forward to staying connected! Kudos!

http://deanleh.blogspot.com/

Dean Leh

]]> By: Sally http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/2009/12/06/a-clouded-sulphur-butterfly-in-the-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2628 Sally Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:36:31 +0000 http://www.wildaboutnatureblog.com/?p=948#comment-2628 Great adventure -- an accidental experiment in longevity, as it were. I was going to try that with my favorite spiders, but couldn't work it out. Keep us posted! Hope he/she does great! Great adventure — an accidental experiment in longevity, as it were. I was going to try that with my favorite spiders, but couldn’t work it out.

Keep us posted! Hope he/she does great!

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