Lars Arve has left its captivity

My last Vanessa Cardui has now been released and is enjoying its freedom in the mild Norwegian summer:

Hatched

Finally, my first four (out of five) Vanessa Cardui (Painted Ladies)
Can you see them all in the picture?

Go hang yourself...

Mugabe's expression "go hang yourself" has literally been adopted by my caterpillars - now it's less than two weeks for the imago's - the adult butterflies!

Caterpillars

Now I am about to share with you my Vanessa cardui, or 'Painted Lady' breeding project. I have 5 caterpillar’s of the Painted Lady species and they are now about to build themselves a pupa (chrysalis) hanging down from the ceiling inside their captivity box:

The first picture is about a week old and the last is today and you can see that two of caterpillars have already built their pupa and the two others are preparing - the fith is down on the floor eating...
In about a couple of weeks I should have the adult butterflies (imago)....

Proud grandpa

Boys like the same :-) proud grandpa is training Pelle while his little brother, so far, is just watching from a safe distance...

It has arrived.....

... and it exceeds the expectations...

New spring-bike

Contract signed, now is the time to dream through the long winter and with a big smile and high expectations look forward to start of next season in 2010: