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Arkansas Granny

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4. Oh, darn. Just googled an image. I didn't realize that they looked so similar.

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Sun Aug 24, 2025, 08:55 AM

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Well, the swallowtails are beautiful, as well.

Maybe we'll have better luck with milkweed next year. I have seen a couple of Monarchs around his house out in the country this summer, but none at my place in town.

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My son just sent me pictures of caterpillars on the dill plants in his herb garden. [View all] Arkansas Granny Aug 23 OP

On dill, I'm betting they are black swallowtail, not monarch fargone Aug 23 #1

Oh, darn. Just googled an image. I didn't realize that they looked so similar. Arkansas Granny Aug 24 #4

Ive let the milkweed grow in my side yard Figarosmom Aug 24 #2

I made the mistake of letting the goldenrod grow also RandomNumbers Aug 24 #6

We had the same happen with our dill plants a few years ago, Cloudhopper Aug 24 #3

Not all milkweeds spread by runners like the common milkweed fargone Aug 24 #5