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Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar (1st instar)

Papilio troilus

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Just 3 or 4 mm long recently hatched cat on the sassafras we planted in our butterfly garden to attract this species! Here is the 2nd instar http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/36093012

Habitat:

Semi rural

Reference Links:

butterfly cat. - Papilio troilus - BugGuide.Net

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