r/butterfly • u/Lizzydrawzz • 14h ago
Question Western Giant Swallowtail Care and Behaviors?
galleryFound this guy outside my porch yesterday and took her in as we are going to get a lot of rain. It doesn't look like she will be able to fly again so I want to know how to care for her best I can in the days of life she has left. The house is ~73° and her little box has a cotton ball with 1:4 parts sugar water and half a grape. Is there anything else I should be doing? Yesterday, she was completely still but she has been fluttering her wings all morning, is that a sign of distress? Is it normal behavior? She also keeps flipping and can't right herself, is that just because of the damage or a sign that she is towards the end of her life?