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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.
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

Black Swallowtail
Guide.
… John Stanard, 2 July, 2019 - 5:08pm

 
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

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