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Black swallowtail caterpillar

Papilio polyxenes

Photo by RobertRheault
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

this is also known as a "parsley worm", though here seen eating a carrot, just about ready to pupate, there were two on this plant (they were gone the next day)

Habitat:

garden, eating a carrot plant

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Papilio polyxenes

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Photographed
PublishedSeptember 21, 2014

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