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Black Swallowtail Larva

Papilio polyxenes asterius

Photo by Bernadette S
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Field Notes

Description:

2-3 cm in length, black/white stripes, yellow spots

Habitat:

spotted on dill plants in a cultivated garden

Notes:

collected and being raised by my nephew who would appreciate help with ID

Species ID Suggestions

Black Swallowtail (larva)

Papilio polyxenes asterius

Reference Link
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (4)
Bernadette S
Thanks Jakubko and ForestDragon - and no apologies necessary! Happy to hear they are easy to raise. :-) Thanks, Maria!
ForestDragon
Sorry about the double ID suggestion! I agree with Jakubko. These are commonly found on Dill, Fennel and sometimes Parsely! They are pretty easy to raise as well. :-)

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PublishedAugust 20, 2013

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