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Pipevine Swallowtail Caterpillars
Battus philenor
33.1526, -97.0183
Field Notes
Description:
Females lay batches of eggs on underside of host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed in small groups when young but become solitary when older. Wintering is by the chrysalis. This group is still feeding together on a leaf near the prior PN spotting of 2nd. instars; http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/27274161 They look more like the older instars that feed alone.
Habitat:
On a Wooly Pipevine, Aristolochia tomentosa, leaf.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 17, 2013
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