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Photo#1166909
Copyright © 2015
luckybug
It mimicked the pattern of the tree trunk -
Papilio
Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
November 11, 2015
Size: about 5 or 6 cm
This caterpillar on the kumquat tree trunk is very good at camouflage.
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Contributed by
luckybug
on 19 November, 2015 - 7:24pm
Last updated 20 October, 2018 - 2:47pm
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john and jane balaban
, 12 December, 2015 - 10:38pm
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its
Papilio rumiko - Western Giant Swallowtail
caterpillar nickname orange dog
if you were to annoy it, it would do this..and emit a scent remincient of oranges
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Edna Woodward
, 19 November, 2015 - 7:53pm
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