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Black Swallowtail - Hodges#4159 (Papilio polyxenes)
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius)
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Copyright © 2017
TomToledo
Caterpillar on parsly -
Papilio polyxenes
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
June 27, 2017
Size: about 1/2 inch
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Contributed by
TomToledo
on 27 June, 2017 - 7:05pm
Last updated 2 July, 2017 - 7:31pm
Moved
Moved from
Black Swallowtail
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David J. Ferguson
, 2 July, 2017 - 7:31pm
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Jeff Brown
, 27 June, 2017 - 8:33pm
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Black Swallowtail
A Black Swallowtail,
Papilio polyxenes
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Jeff Brown
, 27 June, 2017 - 7:16pm
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Thanks, Jeff. I'm wondering,
Thanks, Jeff. I'm wondering, though. On page 229 of Kaufman's guide to N. Am. Insects (2007) there's a picture of the larva of a black swallowtail, and it looks quite different from this one. The Kaufman version is green with black and yellow markings. Are there variations? I see that it could be the 3rd instar.
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TomToledo
, 27 June, 2017 - 7:25pm
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Caterpillar Variation
Click on link in my previous comment, and scroll down page to identification section, it shows the various instars.
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Jeff Brown
, 27 June, 2017 - 8:13pm
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Got it, thanks -- Tom
Got it, thanks -- Tom
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TomToledo
, 27 June, 2017 - 8:28pm
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