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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 » Anise Swallowtail - Hodges#4167 (Papilio zelicaon) » Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon zelicaon)
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Life cycle with diapause: egg, Day 1 - Papilio zelicaon
Copyright © 2010 R. Berg

Life cycle with diapause: egg, Day 1 - Papilio zelicaon
Alameda County, California, USA
August 5, 2009
Size: ~1 mm
This female was ovipositing on carrot leaves. Later that day, I found the egg.

*_ This Life Cycle also shown on info page for this species.

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Life cycle with diapause: egg, Day 1 - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: egg, Day 2 - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: egg, Day 7 - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: egg, Day 8 - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: caterpillar, Day 1 - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: second instar - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: third instar (?) - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: fourth instar (?) - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: probably fifth instar - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: preparing to pupate - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: weaving - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: weaving - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: prepupa - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: chrysalis - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: chrysalis - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: chrysalis - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: color change - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: color change - Papilio zelicaon Life cycle with diapause: adult - Papilio zelicaon - female Life cycle with diapause: adult - Papilio zelicaon - female
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Contributed by R. Berg on 13 May, 2010 - 11:13pm
Last updated 22 July, 2011 - 6:23pm

Gorgeous!
I'll add it to buglifecycles.com. Thanks!
… marcie oconnor, 14 May, 2010 - 6:33am login or register to post comments

This series is wonderful
Every photo is excellent. Can't imagine someone not finding this useful in making an ID should they encounter an egg, caterpillar or butterfly of this species.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 14 May, 2010 - 5:55am login or register to post comments

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