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Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar
Papilio troilus
39.42, -81.3624
Field Notes
Description:
Green caterpillar, but may be brown (very similar to bird poop) when in its first few instars. The caterpillar has eye spots that make it look like a small snake, and can evert a Y-shaped osmeterium when threatened.
Habitat:
The caterpillar lives on Spicebush plants. Look for curled-up leaves.
Notes:
Found at the Barbara A. Beiser Field Station.
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