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Eastern Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

Photo by ceherzog
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

A farmer friend of mine collected caterpillars from his dill crop for me to raise in the butterfly cage at school. Pics show the dorsal & ventral sides of newly emerged butterflies...also 2 shots of chrysalids of the same species showing differing color forms.

Habitat:

Agricultural organic farm: caterpillars found on dill plants.

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PublishedJanuary 25, 2012

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