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Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

Photo by kyros.v
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A vivid green caterpillar with black marks and bright orange spots.

Notes:

Black Swallowtail Caterpillar or Parsley Caterpillar. Turns into a Black Swallowtail butterfly.

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Papilio polyxenes

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Comments (8)
AzriAzmi
Beautiful caterpillar and great photos !
Christiane
Great Photo.. Welcome to Project Noah..
Dilek Cifci
Nice shot! Welcome to Projeckt Noah, Kyros!

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
Mission
Biodiversity of Greece (Hellas)

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PublishedJanuary 22, 2012

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