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Papilio cresphontes
Forewing with diagonal band of yellow spots. Tails are edged with black and filled with yellow. Wing Span: 4 - 6 1/4 inches (10.2 - 16 cm). Life History: Males patrol for receptive females. Females lay single eggs on host leaves and twigs. Caterpillars resemble bird droppings and eat leaves and young shoots. Chrysalids hibernate. Flight: Two in the north from May-September; all year in Florida and the Deep South. Caterpillar Hosts: Trees and herbs of the citrus family (Rutaceae) including Citrus species, prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum), hop tree (Ptelea trifoliata), and Common Rue (Ruta graveolens). http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci...
Wetlands
Spotted on Aug 31, 2014
Submitted on Sep 3, 2014
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