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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Fluted Swallowtails (Papilionini) » Papilio » Black Swallowtail - Hodges#4159 (Papilio polyxenes) » Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius)
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Parsley Eater - Papilio polyxenes
Copyright © 2011 Carolyn Anne Caristo

Parsley Eater - Papilio polyxenes
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
June 21, 2011
Size: 1 inches
Butterfly or Moth...found dining on parsley plant
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Contributed by Carolyn Anne Caristo on 21 June, 2011 - 2:11pm
Last updated 30 June, 2011 - 2:23pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… David J. Ferguson, 30 June, 2011 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 27 June, 2011 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

black swallowtail catterpillar
this is the caterpillar of the black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes)
… Alex Harman, 21 June, 2011 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Wasn't sure, last time I tried to "hatch" a caterpillar for my daughter, it became a moth. I saw my first Black Swallowtail Sunday, the caterpillar is just as pretty :)
… Carolyn Anne Caristo, 21 June, 2011 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

 
you're welcome
by my best estimate, the caterpillar will take about 3-4 weeks to make a chrysalis. then it will be another 3 or 4 weeks before it hatches
… Alex Harman, 21 June, 2011 - 5:15pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll wager on faster,
probably less than half that time - will be fun to see :0).
… David J. Ferguson, 21 June, 2011 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

 
They moved
It appears the two that were hanging out on the parsley have moved or were eaten :(
… Carolyn Anne Caristo, 23 June, 2011 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

 
they were too young to move away from their foodplant
so they were probably eaten. still keep an eye out though, another butterfly could lay eggs on the plant.
… Alex Harman, 26 June, 2011 - 7:12pm login or register to post comments

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