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Swallowtail

Papilio sp.

Photo by KennethDG
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Description:

its a caterpillar but i need help finding out what kind of butterfly it came from

Species ID Suggestions

Swallowtail

Papilio sp.
bayucca
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Comments (3)
Maria dB
Nice spotting - you are making a good start on being a wildlife photographer. Welcome to Project Noah!
bayucca
Hi Kenneth! Welcome to Project Noah! You have a caterpillar ("bird-dropping caterpillar"!) of a swallowtail butterfly, probably a Papilio sp.. Unfortunately there are many different ones around on the Philippines and fortunately we have a specialist for these early stages of caterpillars/butterflies. He actually calls himself Earlystages!! I hope he will look at this one and he will certainly have an ID for you.

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