Black swallowtail butterfly caterpillar ( Papilio polyxenes ) by Fletcher Wildlife Garden

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	Sandy Garland

Black swallowtail butterfly caterpillar (Papilio polyxenes)

Fletcher Wildlife Garden

A very early instar of the black swallowtail butterfly larva.When they mature a bit more they turn into the more familiar large greenish caterpillar http://www.pbase.com/fwg/image/126764882). Isabelle found a couple of these larvae and Sandy photographed them.

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Don		07-Aug-2016 20:15
Interesting that at least some of our swallowtail caterpillars undergo the same colour transition - from bird-dropping mimic to leaf mimic, I assume.

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