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Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar

Papilio troilus

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Field Notes

Description:

Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails) 5th instar. Length: 1 inch (25 mm). Yellow with a little brown and pink underneath abdomen. Black eyes and yellow spots. Little blue spots on abdomen.

Habitat:

Meadow/Woodlands edge on Spicebush plant. Brought home to raise/feed and see changes.

Notes:

4th series in a set of 6 changes/spots. I was expecting this caterpillar to also turn orange or brown, but it went to pupa yellow. When it was time to pupate it moved from the leaves/branches I provided and went on the flower pot holding its food source.

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