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Black Swallowtail Caterpiller

Papilio polyxenes

Photo by MickGrant
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Description:

This was spotted in a pot of carrots on our veranda - Family Swallowtail, Papilionidae - Host plant Carrot family - Queen Anne's Lace, angelica, wild parsnip, dill, fennel and parsley.
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Comments (7)
MickGrant
Thanks everyone - they are wonderful creatures and feel lucky to have the experience - Thanks Project Noah for the sharing opportunity!
Dangermouse
Brilliant photo, that first one. Colouring is amazing! (And thank you for your camera recommendation - I'm buying one the same as yours in the hopes of improving my photography skills. :) )
alicelongmartin
You can almost always identify them by what they are on! Cool pictures.

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