A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Papilio polyxenes
At first I thought this was a Monarch but it is lacking the antennas. Plus this one has orange dots.
Walking on a cement wall area at a storage shed facility.
I'm not entirely sure about the date because all I can find is my web file I saved from Photoshop which changed the date.
Holly - Black Swallowtail caterpillars change form several times as caterpillars, so that makes it even harder! Check out the pictures here to see what I mean:
http://www.butterflygardeningandconserva...
I looked up Swallowtail and there were so many conflicting images I got unsure. So the Black one huh? :) Thank you!
It is a late instar Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes). They love to eat fennel, dill, parsley, Queen Anne's Lace, and more.
Spotted on Oct 14, 2010
Submitted on Jan 4, 2012
