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Eastern Black Swallowtail Caterpillar

Papilio polyxenes

Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Found on a parsley flower in our vegetable garden.

Notes:

This is a smaller version of the caterpillar I spotted on 5/20/2021 on the same plant. The first one disappeared after a few days then this one appeared.

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PublishedJune 1, 2021

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