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18-JUL-2013 Lejun

Eastern Black Swallowtail Caterpillar

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf

Papilio polyxenes asterius
Full-grown larva of this species
Growing on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
Grove Hill
Auburn, Alabama
For more information on this species see: http://www.entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/bfly2/eastern_black_swallowtail.htm

Nikon D200 ,AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm, f/2.8
1/60s f/11.0 at 105.0mm iso400 full exif

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Don18-Jul-2013 21:26
Great photo of a handsome caterpillar.