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Black Swallowtail Butterfly

Papilio polyxenes

2 Species ID Suggestions

Darwinist
Darwinist 12 years ago
Black Swallowtail Butterfly
Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
MaryJaworski
MaryJaworski 12 years ago
Eastern Black Swallowtail / American Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail


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6 Comments

SusanMcIntyre
SusanMcIntyre 12 years ago

:) Thanks.

dingodog
dingodog 12 years ago

I like that quotation Susan!

SusanMcIntyre
SusanMcIntyre 12 years ago

? Is that comment for me? Upholstered worm is a joking way of saying nice caterpillar, it's from a famous quote, that says: “After all, a caterpillar is nothing more than an upholstered worm"
I think he'd make a great couch myself, I love the colours. I've raised these.

BhartinderRajput
BhartinderRajput 12 years ago

it's a catapillar

SusanMcIntyre
SusanMcIntyre 12 years ago

Nice upholstered worm!! :D they love parsley! :) and make pretty butterflies

Darwinist
Darwinist 12 years ago

caterpillar stage of the Black Swallowtail Butterfly :)

dingodog
Spotted by
dingodog

Indiana

Spotted on Sep 12, 2011
Submitted on Sep 13, 2011

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