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Photo by Sam5
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Field Notes

Description:

Black caterpillar with orange spines. Found on Pipe Vine

Habitat:

Pipe vine plant

Notes:

This is a type of a swallow tail butterfly caterpillar but I don't know what kind

Species ID Suggestions

Pipvine swallowtail

Battus philenor
ShastaCountyNature
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Gold Rim or Polydamus Swallowtail

Battus polydamus

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ceherzog
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Comments (1)
ceherzog
Hi Sam, Do you know how to edit or update the names of your sightings? In the upper right hand corner, press "edit this spotting" then add the correct name...I can do this for you if you like.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Butterflies & Moths of the World

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PublishedOctober 17, 2011

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