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Polydamas Swallowtail Larva

Battus polydamas

Description:

Polydamas ST butterflies are laying very early in Central Florida this year, as we never had a hard freeze to kill their host plant, Pipevine (Aristolocia spp.) to the ground. These larva are probably 3rd or 4th instar.

Habitat:

Suburban wildlife garden

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2 Comments

courtneyhitson
courtneyhitson 11 years ago

Nice find!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Wonderful! I get them on my pipevine also!

florida33girl
Spotted by
florida33girl

Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 29, 2012
Submitted on Mar 29, 2012

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