Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#76879
Whoa, what IS that? - Papilio troilus

Whoa, what IS that? - Papilio troilus
Parkton, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
September 12, 2006
Size: approx 1.5 inches
Found 09/12/06 at about 17:40 on front walk of home in norther Baltimore County, Maryland. Never saw this type before in 53 years. Another picture looking very much like this was suggested to be a Spicebush Swallowtail, but the Audubon Guide syas the larva should be green with orange-red head, and a yellow side stripe. Are there any other guides that would lead to a good identification?

Images of this individual: tag all
Whoa, what IS that? - Papilio troilus Whoa, what IS that? #2 - Papilio troilus

Moved

Colour change before metamorphis
No worries. After reading lots of entries on this site I have learned that they change colour in their last instar before metamorphis.

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.