Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)

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Buttoneer Carlisle, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 03, 2012

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Buttoneer Carlisle, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 03, 2012

The caterpillar, when disturbed, will thrust out two yellow hornlike projections from its head. When a bird picks it up, the taste from these horns must be bad that the bird spits the caterpillar out. Right now (7/4/12) the caterpillars are huge & ready to pupate & at the same time, the butterflies are mating & laying eggs on my pipevines.

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