I just started growing butterflyweed (common and swamp)from seed last year and I had one late season Monarch generation during the awful heat we had. Of the three cats, all made cocoons, but only one manifested as a butterfly. This year, I (dug up and) moved the plants a bit, and never did see the momma/s come around (but I teach, so I figure it was while I was away), but I started out with around 11 caterpillars.

Then the rains and the storms and tornados came. I am mightily impressed with their staying power, because none were lost to this terrible weather!

I have lost a few to paper wasps, but when I checked this morning, 8 fat cats were out hanging on the underside of the leaves. I have also caught them hanging out on the underside of my red salvia plants in the heat of the day (or maybe to hide from the wasps??).

Anyone else have cats that have weathered the storms?