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Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
Papilio polyxenes
35.8516, -78.8462
Field Notes
Description:
Young caterpillars of the Eastern Tiger Swallow Tail are brown and white; older ones are green with two black, yellow, and blue eyespots on the thorax. The caterpillar will turn brown prior to pupating. It will reach a length of 5.5 centimeters (2.2 in). The chrysalis varies from a whitish color to dark brown. Hibernation occurs in this stage in locations with cold winter months (Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_tiger_swallowtail)
Habitat:
The green eggs of the Eastern Tiger Swallow Tail are laid singly on plants of the Magnoliaceae and Rosaceae families (here you see the caterpillars feeding on my parsley plant. They also ate all of my dill) (Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_tiger_swallowtail)
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PublishedMay 10, 2011
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