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Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar (we named it Clotile) - Papilio troilus
Copyright © 2006 John Sarpy

Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar (we named it Clotile) - Papilio troilus
Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
May 20, 2006
Size: 1-1/2 inches
I don't really know if this is a Spicebush Swallowtail or not. In doing some internet research and submitting my picture to a couple of other web sites, someone told me that it was a Spicebush. He also recommended your web site for posting.
This caterpillar was seen on the outside brick by the back door of my house. It is alive in the picture and remains so to my knowledge. This is the 2nd time we've seen a caterpillar like this. The first time was last summer.
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Contributed by John Sarpy on 25 May, 2006 - 8:39pm
Last updated 26 May, 2006 - 5:40am

Yes, Spicebush Swallowtail.
You can read more about Clotile here in the guide. The only very similar caterpillar is the Palamedes Swallowtail but the blue spots in Clotile's second set of eyespots rule that out.

When Caterpillars wander away from the host plant they are often getting ready to pupate. See Raising Caterpillars if you'd like to keep Clotile till he/she's a butterfly.

Thanks for your submission! This is our first image of the green stage of this caterpillar. I'm moving it to the correct place in the guide.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 26 May, 2006 - 5:38am login or register to post comments

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