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Bird Poop Caterpillar

Heraclides cresphontes

Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Found on a blood orange tree.

Notes:

I observed this caterpillar for 6 days before it disappeared. I only saw it moving once, very slowly. It was always on a different part of the tree though.

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giant swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes Cramer

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PublishedApril 30, 2023

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