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spicebush swallowtail caterpillar

Papilio troilus

Photo by Robert2
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Field Notes

Description:

Caterpiller form of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly

Habitat:

Found in needle bed under blue spruce trees. Shady, moist, and warm. Sassafras trees nearby.

Notes:

Eats spicebush or sassafras leaves.

Species ID Suggestions

Banana Slug
alikat
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Spicebush swallowtail

Papilio troilus

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Latimeria
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Comments (1)
Latimeria
Definitely a spicebush swallowtail. I love the snake mimicry, such a neat caterpillar.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2011

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