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Giant Swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

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Description:

Looks like some kind of large worm. Any ideas what it is? (Found in San Diego CA)

2 Species ID Suggestions

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Davidbygott
Davidbygott 9 years ago
Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes Species Papilio cresphontes - Giant Swallowtail - BugGuide.Net
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Saturniidae27
Saturniidae27 3 years ago
Western Giant Swallowtail
Papilio rumiko Western Giant Swallowtail from 7737 Lucia Ct, Carlsbad, CA, US on July 30, 2017 at 06:36 PM by Virginia Warb · iNaturalist


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2 Comments

HeatherPriddy
HeatherPriddy 9 years ago

It was on a citrus tree

Davidbygott
Davidbygott 9 years ago

Looks like Giant Swallowtail caterpillar. If you have citrus trees, you've probably seen the big black and yellow butterflies checking them out.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/317252/bgi...

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HeatherPriddy
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HeatherPriddy

Carlsbad, California, United States

Spotted on Nov 4, 2014
Submitted on Nov 4, 2014

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