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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Larva

Papilio glaucus

Photo by Josh Asel
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Field Notes

Notes:

Never in my life have I seen a caterpillar like this in real life in California - I couldn't believe my eyes! About 3 inches long and has fake eyes to ward off predators.

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Larva

Papilio glaucus

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FaredinAliyevski
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Comments (4)
Josh Asel
Thank you Faredin for the suggestion and the comment :)
FaredinAliyevski
This is pretty amazing caterpillar, congrats. Looks like it's the 5th instar larva, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TigerSwallowtailCaterpillar.jpg

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