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Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

Habitat:

Caterpillar found eating bronze fennel.

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7 Comments

GeoLeo42
GeoLeo42 12 years ago

iLike!!!

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Lovely spotting.

textless
textless 12 years ago

Beautiful photos!

lynne.warren
lynne.warren 12 years ago

they start out dark and become green as they get bigger. Here's a link to a guide that shows the various stages:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/33939

keithp2012
keithp2012 12 years ago

Isn't that the dark form, I thought they are usually green.

lynne.warren
lynne.warren 12 years ago

thanks, I was so excited when I spotted it! Just when I thought the season was over....

dungeonmasterShu
dungeonmasterShu 12 years ago

stunning

lynne.warren
Spotted by
lynne.warren

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Oct 22, 2011
Submitted on Oct 22, 2011

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