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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 » Western Giant Swallowtail - Hodges#4170.1 (Papilio rumiko)

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Copyright © 2014 pranarun

"Camo" caterpilar - Papilio rumiko

Snow Creek Village, just N of Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
August 21, 2014
Size: 2.5"

Hi, There's 2 of these on my citrus trees, munching the new leaves, right out my window. I'm approx. 1,200 ft. elevation, in a transition zone, wildlife corridor, at the base of a 10k ft. mt. I saw a swallowtail (or 2) come by a week or 2 ago, and they dipped their "tail" onto a branch, didn't seem like a nectar eating movement.
Anyway, these have very cool camouflage!
I have a couple more photos, if anyone wants.
Thanks, Scott

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Contributed by pranarun on 21 August, 2014 - 7:40pm
Last updated 23 December, 2014 - 4:36pm

Moved

Moved from Giant Swallowtail.

… Mike Quinn, 23 December, 2014 - 4:36pm

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… john and jane balaban, 21 August, 2014 - 8:19pm

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Giant Swallowtail cat…

See reference here.

… Ross Hill, 21 August, 2014 - 7:48pm

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Thanks for that, the photos o

Thanks for that, the photos on the link are very cool, in different stages of growth.
It seems like the Swallowtails were just here a week or 2 ago laying these eggs, (if indeed that's what I was witnessing). Is the justation that quick?
There eating like mad right now.
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… pranarun, 21 August, 2014 - 8:05pm

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Not likely...

The development time from egg deposition to this late instar stage would be at least a month, and probably longer.

… Ross Hill, 21 August, 2014 - 8:28pm

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Interesting, maybe there's mo

Interesting, maybe there's more eggs from the butterflies I saw less than 2 wks ago, I'll look. According to the photos, they appear small & red.
I just saw another go from a blob on a leaf, to a caterpillar that begins feeding right away! The other 2 now seem to be in a "food coma".

… pranarun, 21 August, 2014 - 8:49pm

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