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Life cycle with diapause: prepupa - Papilio zelicaon

Life cycle with diapause: prepupa - Papilio zelicaon
Alameda County, California, USA
September 7, 2009
Size: ~3 cm
By the end of the afternoon, the fibrous band was complete and the caterpillar had tucked its head down. It stayed in that position, with a little more head tucking, for two and a half days. Photo taken about 5:00 p.m.

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