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Papilio polyxenes asterias
Small caterpillar. Black body with a white band. orange-yellow markings at the base of the spines and along the sides. Similar to second instar but larger in size.
Suburban backyard garden, bronze fennel.
Egg: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/159... First Instar: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/308... Second Instar: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/304... Fifth Instar: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/141... Adult Female: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/135...
Spotted on May 31, 2013
Submitted on Jul 2, 2013
1 Comment
I see plenty of adults but never found a caterpillar before