This blog is to document my efforts raising
Red and Yellow Admiral Butterflies in New Zealand. After hearing that there are a lot fewer found
in most areas of New Zealand, I decided to give them a helping hand, to try and
establish a colony of them in my area. Until I began
raising them, I had only ever seen one wild one visit my country garden in 30
years. I also raise other butterflies, moths and insects, so will include them here as well.

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Day 6 I have stripes!


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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Cinnabars

The larger caterpillar is now 4 days old, and has changed colour again. Theres still no sign of the stripes that it will eventually get. I have ended up with a lot of Cinnabar caterpillars, as eggs have been hatching over the last few days. This photo is viewed through the microscope @ 20x magnification.
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Cinnabars

Happily munching away together on a groundsel leaf.
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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Cinnabars

Its a bit hard to see as I haven't got it focused enough, but some caterpillars have started chewing through their egg case in this photo. 20x magnification.
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Cinnabar caterpillars changed colour

I have noticed the they change from yellow to a darker green once they have had a feed of groundsel.
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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Cinnabars hatching


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Cinnabars hatching


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