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Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillar

Battus philenor

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Pipevine in Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Notes:

Caterpillars feed in small groups when young but become solitary when older. Wintering is by the chrysalis.

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Battus philenor

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Caterpillars and larvae of the World
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Arthropoding around the arizona
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2016

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