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Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillars

Papillio polyxenes

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Field Notes

Description:

one smaller earlier instar with white stripe and one later with more black with yellow spots instar and the the second picture even later instar more green less black with yellow spots

Habitat:

urban school garden on parsley

Reference Links:

Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

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PublishedOctober 2, 2016

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