Pipevine Swallowtail 1st instar
Description:
I saw this egg being laid on the hostplant on 25 May (see adjacent photo), and it did not emerge until 1 June. I managed to catch the tiny (less than 3 mm) first-instar caterpillar chewing on the egg case.Pcca20080601-2358a
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera (neopteran)
- Endopterygota (endopterygotes)
- Amphiesmenoptera
- Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)
- Glossata (glossatan)
- Coelolepida
- Myoglossata
- Neolepidoptera
- Heteroneura
- Eulepidoptera
- Ditrysia
- Apoditrysia
- Obtectomera
- Papilionoidea (butterflies)
- Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies)
- Battus
- Battus philenor (Pipevine Swallowtail)
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