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Common Mormon caterpillar

Papilio polytes

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Field Notes

Description:

larval stage?

Species ID Suggestions

Common Lime Butterfly

Papilio demoleus

Common Mormon caterpillar

Papilio polytes

Comments (6)

OK, I believe you ;-)... I hadn't the info about the host plant at the time I've made my suggestion.
bayucca, the feeding plant is Murraya koenigii. only papilio species recorded feeding on Murraya koenigii is Common Mormon. http://www.slbutterflies.lk/Larval.php?id=0&sid=25&action=Submit
Papilionidae, Papilio sp. and most probably Papilio demoleus. Yes, relatively early larval stage, most probably second instar. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pbKM4qxmq4c/TR73h5kJNSI/AAAAAAAAOU4/lA_sv41vtrM/s1600/16.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Papilio_demoleus_1600X1200.jpg http://nl.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/Netherlands/photo117888.htm http://pk-photography.blogspot.ch/2009/10/lime-butterfly-caterpillar.html http://jakesa.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/common-lime-butterfly-papilio-demoleus/ http://butterybuttermoth.blogspot.ch/
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PublishedOctober 16, 2013

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