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Black Swallowtail caterpillar

Papilio polyxenes

1 Species ID Suggestions

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
Black swallowtail (larvae)
Papilio polyxenes Species Papilio polyxenes - Black Swallowtail - BugGuide.Net


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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

I'm basing my suggestion on the fact that your host plant looks to be dill or fennel, which is popular with the black swallowtails. :-)

JennieGundersen
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JennieGundersen

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Oct 23, 2011
Submitted on May 17, 2012

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