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Giant Swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

Photo by HeatherPriddy
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Looks like some kind of large worm. Any ideas what it is? (Found in San Diego CA)

Species ID Suggestions

Giant Swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

Western Giant Swallowtail

Papilio rumiko

Comments (2)

Looks like Giant Swallowtail caterpillar. If you have citrus trees, you've probably seen the big black and yellow butterflies checking them out. http://bugguide.net/node/view/317252/bgimage
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PublishedNovember 4, 2014

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