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Anise Swallowtail

Papilio zelicaon

Photo by Jeffrey Gray
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Feeding on Cow Parsnip

Species ID Suggestions

Anise Swallowtail

Papilio zelicaon

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Comments (5)
Jeffrey Gray
I appreciate you saying so. There were a handful of these caterpillars working a stand of huge cow parsnip. It was fun to watch them work. I actually have a short video, but the focus is wonky because of the wind swaying the plants.
Muckpuk
That's a very nice picture Jeffrey!

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Northern California Flora and Fauna
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San Francisco Biodiversity
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PublishedMay 24, 2014

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