Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Fluted Swallowtails (Papilionini) » Papilio » Black Swallowtail - Hodges#4159 (Papilio polyxenes)
Photo#1685740
Possible Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar - Papilio polyxenes
Copyright © 2019 Franceline Malone

Possible Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar - Papilio polyxenes
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
July 2, 2019
Size: 1 inch
About 5 of these caterpillars were feasting on the fern dill plant between 11 a.m. and 12 noon. Later in the afternoon I reentered garden to see if I could find one beginning a cocoon, no luck, but about 3 were still eating, one much smaller.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Mary Franceline Malone on 2 July, 2019 - 3:02pm
Last updated 2 July, 2019 - 10:19pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John Stanard, 2 July, 2019 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

Black Swallowtail
Guide.
… John Stanard, 2 July, 2019 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

 
black swallowtail
Thanks for the id. I realized when I checked some of my other shots of that caterpillar that species is was a black swallowtail. I would like to try to discover where it develops its pupa stage.
… Mary Franceline Malone, 2 July, 2019 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

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 © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact