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Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
Papilio polyxenes
40.8684, -75.608
Field Notes
Description:
Green and yellow with black spots, dashes and bands. Length: up to 1.75 inches - 45 mm. Found feeding on Queen Anne's Lace. Active. Absorbs toxins from plants. Bitter taste to predators. Releases foul smelling odor if as a defense.
Habitat:
New meadow that use to be my lawn (2 years). Variety of grasses, weeds, plants and flowers.
Notes:
Gave caterpillar to a family to raise. They put caterpillar in butterfly house and saw it emerge to an adult butterfly. I was not present for the event. I believe it was a girl.
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Papilio polyxenes
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PublishedMarch 17, 2014
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