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Caterpillar of some sort. - Papilio polyxenes
Copyright © 2007 spacecase610

Caterpillar of some sort. - Papilio polyxenes
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
September 24, 2007
This was found eating my mother's parsley. There were 2 smaller ones on the same plant. It had 2 rows of black spines on it's back.
Contributed by spacecase610 on 24 September, 2007 - 5:52pm
Last updated 8 July, 2009 - 5:50pm

Moved
Moved from Black Swallowtail.
… David J. Ferguson, 8 July, 2009 - 5:50pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 13 October, 2007 - 2:14pm

Black Swallowtail caterpillar
aka parsleyworm : )

See guide.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 24 September, 2007 - 6:55pm

 
Thanks
Thanks
… spacecase610, 4 October, 2007 - 1:43pm

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