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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius)
Photo#28638
Copyright © 2005
Lynette Elliott
Swallowtail Caterpillar -
Papilio polyxenes
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
August 16, 2005
Contributed by
Lynette Elliott
on 17 August, 2005 - 10:52am
Last updated 8 July, 2009 - 6:14pm
Moved
Moved from
Black Swallowtail
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David J. Ferguson
, 8 July, 2009 - 6:14pm
How to Safely Move Larva
I have a large number of these in my herb garden and do not want to destroy them. I want to move them. Please advise.
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Dana Ross
, 27 September, 2010 - 8:46pm
Food
Larvae feed primarily on plants of the carrot family (Apiaceae = Umbelliferae), and some in the Rue Family (Rutaceae). Commonly found on Dill, Parsley, Fennel, Carrot, and Rue in gardens, and Queen-Anne's-Lace, Poison Hemlock, and Lovage in the wild. They will occasionally be found on Citrus trees.
If you want to move the larvae you should find them an appropriate host plant. Otherwise they will all die. You could raise them, which is pretty fun. You just keep them in a container and feed them parsley from the grocery store. See
here
where I raised 40 of these.
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Lynette Elliott
, 28 September, 2010 - 9:27am
Moved
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David J. Ferguson
, 12 November, 2008 - 1:13am
Thanks
for moving all these David.
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Lynette Elliott
, 12 November, 2008 - 8:34am
Papilio polyxenes
Black Swallowtail
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David J. Ferguson
, 12 November, 2008 - 1:07am