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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Fluted Swallowtails (Papilionini) » Papilio » Spicebush Swallowtail - Hodges#4181 (Papilio troilus)
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Yellow Caterpillar - Papilio troilus
Copyright © 2008 Brad

Yellow Caterpillar - Papilio troilus
Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
July 8, 2008
Size: about 2"
Sorry it's dead BUT I didn't do it. Found it in the pool when checking the screen. Attemped mouth to mouth resuscitation but it was just too late. What is it?

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Contributed by Brad on 27 August, 2008 - 11:50am
Last updated 4 December, 2011 - 5:32pm

Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly
Papilio troilus

What a shame, looks like final instar, probably looking for a place to make a chyrsalis
… James Bailey, 27 August, 2008 - 11:53am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thank you for your ID! Wow, that was fast! :)
Funny how once you get a name you see it all over the place on the net. It seems to me that the word 'papilio' is a general term catagorizing this type of caterpillar. Interesting enough is the spicebush lavae really like Sassafras tree leaves which are the trees near the pool that I found this little fella.
Here's a flicker search with some other great pics...

http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/caterpillar,papilio

Thanks again!
… Brad, 28 August, 2008 - 8:39am login or register to post comments

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