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26-JUL-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Black swallowtail larva (Papillio polyxenes) on wild parsnip

Photographed at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden. It was feeding heavily on the wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa), well on its way to pupating. The black swallowtails overwinter as pupae and emerge in very late spring or early summer.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/80s f/5.6 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)02-Mar-2012 09:52
Excellent capture ! V
Paolo
Jean D28-Feb-2012 22:12
Beautiful macro capture. No doubt became a gorgeous butterfly. ~V
Carl Carbone28-Feb-2012 02:36
One of the first caterpillars my sisters and I collected as kids. My mom had dill in the garden and they loved it! Great shot!
janescottcumming28-Feb-2012 01:29
He's a beautiful caterpillar too. V
Karen Stuebing27-Feb-2012 22:38
They're almost as pretty in the caterpillar stage as they are as butterflies. Super close up. V.
Stephanie27-Feb-2012 21:35
How gorgeous! :)) V
J. Scott Coile27-Feb-2012 20:56
Lovely colorful perfection.
Ulla Kruys27-Feb-2012 20:42
An impressive macro nicely framed!
Patricia Kay27-Feb-2012 20:41
Fabulous detalis and colors Christine...BV
Guest 27-Feb-2012 19:57
Love these guys. I was fortunate to have half a dozen around my place last summer. Well done!
laine27-Feb-2012 19:53
They are such colourful creatures
malcolm haslam27-Feb-2012 19:22
That's just brilliant.
:-)
bill friedlander27-Feb-2012 19:05
Wow! Amazing close-up! The colors and patterns are terrific! Excellent capture, Christine. V
Ann Shapiro27-Feb-2012 18:53
AWESOME!!!!! BV
joseantonio27-Feb-2012 18:47
Amazing colors!
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