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22-SEP-2006 Lloyd Spitalnik

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Central Park, NYC

Family Papilionidae (Swallowtails)
Genus Papilio
Species glaucus (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillars turn brown (from green) just before they transform into a chrysallis.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II ,Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM ,Canon 1.4X TC
1/250s f/6.3 at 560.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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John Dicus13-Nov-2007 19:14
Love those eyespots. Swallowtail larvae are so cool, so variable. Nice capture!