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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar on Silkpad

Papilio glaucus

Photo by JC_Forester
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillars often rest on silk pads that they will leave to eat and then come back to rest on as they mature. Rain droplets had gathered under the silk pad in this spotting.

Habitat:

On yellow-poplar leaf.

Reference Links:

Swallowtail on Wild Cherry - Papilio glaucus - BugGuide.Net

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