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New caterpillars - Battus
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New caterpillars - Battus
Franklin, Tennessee, USA
May 10, 2008
Size: 5-6mm
First pipevine cats of the year! I'll move this into Battus philenor when they are big enough to positively identify. But with all the pipevine swallowtails flying around lately and the cats I saw last year in the same area I'm 99% sure of the species. I'll add pics as they grow...

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Contributed by catman529 on 10 May, 2008 - 10:01pm

awesome!
Are you going to try to rear any of them?
… bugsrock, 10 May, 2008 - 11:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
I'll be rearing all of the cats that I find, and I'll release the adults (except for the best one which I need in my collection).
… catman529, 11 May, 2008 - 7:41am login or register to post comments

 
awesome!
I like rearing these because they are so easy to take care of.
… bugsrock, 11 May, 2008 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
They already are easy. The leaves don't wilt very fast and when I give them a new one they all move onto it without me having to pick them off the old one.
… catman529, 12 May, 2008 - 7:23am login or register to post comments

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