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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 » Western Tiger Swallowtail - Hodges#4177 (Papilio rutulus)
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Caterpillar ID, please. - Papilio rutulus
Copyright © 2010 santafebugs

Caterpillar ID, please. - Papilio rutulus
Santa Fe, NM, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
August 9, 2010
Size: about two inches long
We found this beautiful green caterpillar in our courtyard. It had ornate "eye markings" and a yellow and black stripe going across the width of its back. I would like to know what kind of caterpillar this is and what it will become. Thanks!

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Caterpillar ID, please. - Papilio rutulus Caterpillar ID, please. - Papilio rutulus
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Contributed by santafebugs on 10 August, 2010 - 3:52pm
Last updated 25 September, 2010 - 9:11pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 25 September, 2010 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 12 August, 2010 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

it is a swallowtail Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
butterfly cat, i will run see if i can get a better id for you. looks like a western tiger to me..
… Edna Woodward, 10 August, 2010 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

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