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Black Swallowtail Caterpillar

Papilio polyxenes

Description:

Strange caterpillar looking thing in my Dill stalks.

1 Comment

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

This is a black swallowtail caterpillar, early instar. It is on your dill because that is one of the host plants for this butterfly.

Katie Jenkins
Spotted by
Katie Jenkins

Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Aug 11, 2012
Submitted on Aug 11, 2012

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