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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Hodges#4176 (Papilio glaucus)
Photo#349878
Copyright © 2009
Stephen Schueman
Small Caterpillar -
Papilio glaucus
Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
August 19, 2009
Found on a young
Liriodendron tulipifera
. Maybe an early instar Red-spotted purple?
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Contributed by
Stephen Schueman
on 7 November, 2009 - 11:10am
Last updated 7 November, 2009 - 6:26pm
Moved
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John R. Maxwell
, 7 November, 2009 - 6:26pm
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or it could be:
;-)
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Edna Woodward
, 7 November, 2009 - 2:32pm
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It is indeed a Tiger Swallowtail larva,
and based on location and food plant,
Papilio glaucus
is the only candidate.
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David J. Ferguson
, 7 November, 2009 - 5:25pm
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Papilio glaucus
Thanks!
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Stephen Schueman
, 10 November, 2009 - 12:05pm
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