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Papilio cresphontes
Adult: Black with a yellow X on the front wing and basal and subapical bands on the hind wing. Usually easily distinguished from P. thoas by the lower three spots in the outer row on the front wing being much larger than the rest and running (at the top) into a distinct offset in the second row.
Larva: brown or blackish with pale cream or whitish saddle in middle, and large cream patch on tail, imitating bird poop in coloration; when disturbed, extends orange-red osmeteria from behind head and emits sour unpleasant odor. (information from BugGuide)
Wooded area along a City park nature path
Spotted on Sep 27, 2013
Submitted on Sep 28, 2013
1 Comment
Nice to see it from a number of angles ... good job, man.