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Found in Backyard with three other similar specimen - Papilio zelicaon
Copyright © 2007 oceankayak

Found in Backyard with three other similar specimen - Papilio zelicaon
Hayward, California, USA
July 12, 2007
Size: about 2 inches?
Found this one on an anise plant in my backyard, there were two others on the spice bush next to it.
Contributed by oceankayak on 16 July, 2007 - 10:02pm
Last updated 4 June, 2009 - 6:40pm

Moved
Moved from Anise Swallowtail.
… David J. Ferguson, 4 June, 2009 - 6:40pm

Anise Swallowtail caterpillar
I am guessing it is an Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)caterpillar.
… Mike Wasilco, 16 July, 2007 - 10:15pm

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