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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Papilio » Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) » Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon zelicaon)
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Was this a molt? - Papilio zelicaon
Copyright © 2009 G Whiz

Was this a molt? - Papilio zelicaon
Alameda County, California, USA
July 10, 2009
On carrot leaf, afternoon, anise swallowtail larva a few days old. Is the thing above the larva its previous (first-instar) skin? The upper object was gone a few minutes later. I'd guess it to be a skin, now eaten, except that it has no white band in the middle.

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Egg - Papilio zelicaon First instar - Papilio zelicaon Was this a molt? - Papilio zelicaon
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Contributed by G Whiz on 10 July, 2009 - 8:09pm
Last updated 19 July, 2009 - 1:03pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.

NOTE: This caterpillar population was determined to be P. zelicaon in this earlier post.
… Harsi S. Parker, 19 July, 2009 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

yep its a shed skin. the col
yep its a shed skin.
the colors dissapear..
… shotguneddie, 10 July, 2009 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Now I wish I'd got there earlier and stayed longer to watch.
… G Whiz, 10 July, 2009 - 11:04pm login or register to post comments

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