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Papilio cresphontes The larvae of this butterfly is known as the 'Orange Dog'. |
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on Wild Lime Zanthoxylum fagara |
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis |
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caterpillar showing through the shell. |
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eating its eggshell. |
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is directly behind the caterpillar. |
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when photographed directly from the front. |
which it extends when disturbed. The osmeterium exudes a fluid which is considered to smell horrible. |
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species is different. Giant Swallowtail osmeterium is bright orange-red. |
a crescent shape to prepare for pupation. |
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to attach its back prolegs, note the silk 'girdle' or 'sling' the caterpillar makes and uses to hold itself in place. |
out of its skin. This time the skin did not fall free but remained attached at the rear of the chrysalis. |
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the broken tip of two branches. |
of camoflauge is clear. A Giant Swallowtail chrysalis looks like a broken branch. Note the spiracles on the side of the chrysalis. |
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this egg appeared dark all over. It should have been dark only where the caterpillar head would show. |
little 'bugs' crawling out of the egg. |
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crawling out of the egg, I dented the top of the egg. |
dark all over and found these immature Trichogramma Wasps developing. |
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All photographs on this site are copyright protected.
For permission to use any photo, please contact Edith Smith at Shady Oak Butterfly Farm.
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Shady Oak Butterfly Farm Toll free 877-485-2458 12876 SW CR 231 Brooker, Fl 32622 Stephen & Edith Smith
Located 45 minutes from the Butterfly Rainforest Exhibit at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida
This butterfly website built with advice from Starting Dreams.
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