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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 » Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Hodges#4176 (Papilio glaucus)
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Strange creature - Papilio glaucus
Copyright © 2010 Janet E. Riggs

Strange creature - Papilio glaucus
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
September 2, 2010
Size: 2" long
He is very smooth and soft and travels pretty fast. When I found him he was on the cement moving toward grass. When I first got close to him with my finger, a bright orange antenna came out several times. Then, as I kept holding him, he wouldn't or didn't put the antenna out anymore.
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Contributed by Janet E. Riggs on 4 September, 2010 - 1:53am
Last updated 4 September, 2010 - 11:05am

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… David J. Ferguson, 4 September, 2010 - 11:05am login or register to post comments

butterfly caterpillar
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
The coloration looks like he's about to pupate.
The orange "antenna" is called osmeterium, and comes out when they're disturbed.
… Kelly Fiegle, 4 September, 2010 - 6:17am login or register to post comments

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