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Black Swallowtail - Hodges#4159 (Papilio polyxenes)
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius)
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Jatai
Butterfly - Caterpillar -
Papilio polyxenes
Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, New York, USA
August 30, 2015
Size: est. 2"
Caterpillar - what kind of swallowtail? Feeding on rue.
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Contributed by
Jatai
on 31 August, 2015 - 6:56pm
Last updated 1 September, 2015 - 9:05am
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, 1 September, 2015 - 9:05am
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Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
. Thanks for noting the food plant; that helps differentiate this from the almost identical Old World Swallowtail.
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Rose L
, 31 August, 2015 - 7:33pm
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Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
Thanks very much for the ID & the information on the host plant.
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Jatai
, 1 September, 2015 - 4:49pm
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