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Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar - Papilio cresphontes
Copyright © 2006 Bob Moul

Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar - Papilio cresphontes
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 25, 2006
Size: 3/4 inch
Contributed by Bob Moul on 30 August, 2006 - 9:08pm

beautiful
What a beautiful shot of a really pretty caterpillar. It truly is a work of art!
… Leslie Durham, 30 August, 2006 - 9:25pm

 
Cat
Thank you, Leslie. I am watching the last instar now,hoping to get a photo of the chrysalis. If the birds don't get it first. :)
… Bob Moul, 31 August, 2006 - 5:31am

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