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Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly (early instar)

Papilio aegeus

Habitat:

Found on citrus.

2 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly
Papilio aegeus Early instar papilio aegeus caterpillar | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Lime Swallowtail Butterfly
Papilio demoleus


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5 Comments

YadielSantiago
YadielSantiago 11 years ago

Its a plage of Lime trees.

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Wow! I was way off here! Thank you asergio & bayucca for the ID. I have seen Swallowtail caterpillars but they were about 10 times this size! A lesson learnt for me, thank you both :))

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Citrus sounds good ;-)...

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

This is a Swallowtail caterpillar, probably an early instar of Papilio aegeus, but you have to verify!! These caties are changing their dresses all the day...

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

It is a swallow tail larva (Papilionidae sp.), but I can't say which species.

LeanneGardner
Spotted by
LeanneGardner

Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Jun 1, 2012
Submitted on Jun 1, 2012

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