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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Battus » Pipevine Swallowtail - Hodges#4157 (Battus philenor)
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Unidentified Caterpillar - Battus philenor
Copyright © 2009 kevnbro

Unidentified Caterpillar - Battus philenor
West Fork, Washington County, Arkansas, USA
June 6, 2009
Size: 2 inches roughly
Found around 9:00 am. in deciduous woodland on the ground. Unseen in this photo is the head which contained two long "antenna" exactly like those visibly protruding from the body.
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Contributed by kevnbro on 6 June, 2009 - 9:56am

See Battus Philenor
See Battus Philenor
… Nina, 6 June, 2009 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

 
Pipevine Swallowtail larva
Thank you! We see the Pipevine Swallowtail quite frequently during the Summer. Now I know what the "younguns" look like. :)
… kevnbro, 6 June, 2009 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

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