And then there was a beautiful butterfly…err moth

14.8 years ago butterfly, caterpillar

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Well one of our caterpillar finally emerged from its cocoon.  Looks like my identification was wrong (not surprising) since it turned into a beautiful brown moth.

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As promised my youngest daughter dressed up in her butterfly costume to teach the baby moth how to fly.

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After a few minutes of doing jumping jacks to demonstrate the moth figured things out and fly away to freedom.

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3 Responses to “And then there was a beautiful butterfly…err moth”

  1. kate Says:

    14.8 years ago

    ahh the ancient butterfly err moth ritual dance.


  2. Megan Says:

    14.8 years ago

    Maddie is sooooooooooooooo cute.


  3. Caring for your pet caterpillar – UPDATE Says:

    13.8 years ago

    […] For info on the flight lessons and release, check out this post. […]


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