I can't really say, since I had never seen any before this year. I planted Pussy Toes which bloomed this year, and I had about 8 cats on my one small patch. I've still never seen an American Lady butterfly.

As I posted on another thread, I've seen far fewer butterflies of any sort this season. My garden beds were designed originally to sustain pollinators so I'm committed not only to gardening organically but to offer pollinators the plants & conditions they require in order to thrive. I live in southern New England; Monsanto is just north of where I live. As they say, follow the money.

I have now raised 11 to chrysalises, but hopefully they will stick around and lay eggs!