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Papilio polyxenes
This was spotted in a pot of carrots on our veranda - Family Swallowtail, Papilionidae - Host plant Carrot family - Queen Anne's Lace, angelica, wild parsnip, dill, fennel and parsley. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmeterium
Spotted on Sep 11, 2011
Submitted on Sep 11, 2011
7 Comments
Thanks everyone - they are wonderful creatures and feel lucky to have the experience - Thanks Project Noah for the sharing opportunity!
wonderful!
Lovely photo!
Very pretty photo!
Brilliant photo, that first one. Colouring is amazing! (And thank you for your camera recommendation - I'm buying one the same as yours in the hopes of improving my photography skills. :) )
Thank you she is beautiful!
You can almost always identify them by what they are on! Cool pictures.