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Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar

Papilio troilus

Photo by Entropy freak
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Description:

Caterpillar?

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Comments (1)
ForestDragon
This looks like a swallowtail caterpillar, something from Genus Papilio. Do you have any more photos, perhaps with more of the body visible? http://bugguide.net/node/view/347/bgpage
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PublishedAugust 15, 2014

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