Black swallowtail butterfly larva ( Papilio polyxenes ) by larose forest photos

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01-Aug-2025	Christine Hanrahan

Black swallowtail butterfly larva (Papilio polyxenes)

Larose Forest

On Wild parsnip, resting on a twig with one small leaf left. For more info on this species, please take a look at this gallery: https://pbase.com/rcm1840/lifecycleofblsw

Panasonic DMC-FZ2000
1/800s f/4.0 at 18.7mm iso125 full exif

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Dwight Rankine		09-Aug-2025 21:05
Beautiful shot! BV

Fabienne		09-Aug-2025 21:01
C’est une superbe macro.

Apostolos Tikopoulos		09-Aug-2025 16:50
A fabulous photograph. VVV

pkocinski		09-Aug-2025 11:42
Fabulous capture!

Pierre		09-Aug-2025 10:53
Un magnifique plan rapproché sur cette superbe chenille! V

Nirvan Hope		09-Aug-2025 03:24
Very 'tiger' looking. What a beauty.

Dan Opdal		09-Aug-2025 01:12
What a beautiful and interesting shot, Christine! V

Hank Vander Velde		08-Aug-2025 21:40
Great find and image Christine. Good link too.

hayl		08-Aug-2025 20:25
Wonderful to spot it and it will turn into a spectacular butterfly. Super photo.

Helen Betts		08-Aug-2025 19:24
Excellent closeup of this pretty caterpillar. V.

Tom LeRoy		08-Aug-2025 18:42
Spectacular. Wish we can see the transformation to that beautiful butterfly. Excellent focus and detail well done! V

globalgadabout		08-Aug-2025 18:00
distinguished, and clearly from the elite...such an absorbing image...

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