Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Fluted Swallowtails (Papilionini) » Papilio » Eastern Giant Swallowtail - Hodges#4170 (Papilio cresphontes)
Photo#1006570
newly hatched caterpillar on orange tree - Papilio cresphontes
Copyright © 2014 thomas goss

newly hatched caterpillar on orange tree - Papilio cresphontes
Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, USA
October 7, 2014
i thought it was a giant swallowtail until i saw all the spines

Images of this individual: tag all
newly hatched caterpillar on orange tree - Papilio cresphontes newly hatched caterpillar on orange tree - Papilio cresphontes newly hatched caterpillar on orange tree - Papilio cresphontes
Contributed by thomas goss on 7 October, 2014 - 10:49am
Last updated 13 October, 2014 - 7:10pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 13 October, 2014 - 7:10pm

thank you
thank you
… thomas goss, 7 October, 2014 - 12:03pm

 
Macro
I don't have a lens that allows me this level of magnification so haven't seen the lines on the head before.
… Dave Rogers, 9 October, 2014 - 9:19am

 
i usually shoot with a nikon
i usually shoot with a nikon d5200 with a sigma 150 macro with a full set of tubes which gets me about 2-1 magnification.just recently i bought a canon t3i and a mpe65,now i am learning again
… thomas goss, 9 October, 2014 - 9:30am

Giant swallowtail
It is a Giant swallowtail -- Heraclides cresphontes. Great photos.
… Dave Rogers, 7 October, 2014 - 11:12am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo