Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Schaus' Swallowtail

Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus

Description:

The third instar larva of the rare and critically endangered Schaus' Swallowtail seen on its favored Torchwood host plant on Elliott Key in Biscanye National Park.

Habitat:

Tropical Hardwood Hammock

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

2 Comments

KristenGilpin
KristenGilpin 10 years ago

What an excellent spotting!

JC_Forester
JC_Forester 10 years ago

Nice!

Ryan Fezz
Spotted by
Ryan Fezz

Homestead, Florida, USA

Spotted on May 25, 2013
Submitted on Jun 2, 2013

Related Spottings

Heraclides caterpillar Heraclides butterfly Swallowtail Heraclides butterfly larva

Nearby Spottings

Saltwort Florida Purplewing White Mangrove Allamanda Vine
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team