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Black Swallowtail - Hodges#4159 (Papilio polyxenes)
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius)
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Brian Robin
Papilio polyxenes - Black Swallowtail? -
Papilio polyxenes
Desboro, Grey, Ontario, Canada
September 26, 2014
Found on a big fennel plant. I think it has to be Papilio polyxenes, but hoping for confimation. Thanks in advance:)
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Contributed by
Brian Robin
on 2 October, 2014 - 11:38am
Last updated 2 October, 2014 - 7:12pm
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Cliff Ivy
, 2 October, 2014 - 7:12pm
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P. polyxenes. No doubt about
P. polyxenes. No doubt about it given your location in Ontario.
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Xi Wang
, 2 October, 2014 - 1:26pm
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Thanks!
The confirmation is appreciated:)
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Brian Robin
, 2 October, 2014 - 3:26pm
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Should probably store the pup
Should probably store the pupa in a safe place mimicking natural temperatures so it can hibernate properly. The adult will emerge next spring, usually June in Ontario.
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Xi Wang
, 2 October, 2014 - 3:28pm
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Will do:)
I was half expecting it to pupate in the leaf litter I had in it's cage.
If I may ask, where do they usually pupate this late outdoors? Underground? Or do they seek out something 'woody' that will survive the winter?
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Brian Robin
, 2 October, 2014 - 3:50pm
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This late in the year, this p
This late in the year, this pupa will probably hibernate. If you keep it in doors, it may come out in a couple of weeks but then it will just die and never mate, and it will be a bit of a waste.
Outdoors, they pupate above ground, and are not particularly picky. They can pupate on branches, trunks of trees, sides of homes or sheds...etc.
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Xi Wang
, 2 October, 2014 - 5:34pm
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