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Giant Swallowtail eggs? - Papilio cresphontes

Giant Swallowtail eggs? - Papilio cresphontes
Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
September 21, 2013
I found four of these eggs on my key lime tree along with a giant swallowtail caterpillar. These eggs are large compared to other species of butterfly eggs that I've found in my yard.

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Giant Swallowtail eggs? - Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail early instar - Papilio cresphontes

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Swallowtail eggs
These are certainly swallowtail eggs. Apparently four Nearctic Papilio species are associated with Citrus, but if they were found in association with a caterpillar then giant swallowtail seems like a good bet.

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