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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Barthelemy, Cayenne, French Guiana
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This female Pipevine Swallowtail came into my yard and made some efforts to oviposit on my Virginia Snakeroot (Aristolochia serpentaria). This was on May 25. I could only find one egg among the several plants on which it stopped (not this one) and the caterpillar did not emerge until June 1--see adjacent photo.Pcca20080525-1881a
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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These butterflies were captured at the near end of the caterpillar stage from the High Tech High Native Plant Garden. In all stages you can find monarchs on or around milkweed. These butterflies had just hatched so they were in the processes of drying their wings so they could fly. This observation is apart of the High Tech High Insects of San Diego Field Guide.
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Lonavala, Maharashtra, India
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Freshly-laid eggs of Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor on Virginia Snakeroot, Aristolochia serpentaria. The eggs are about 0.9 mm in diameter, and this was the highest magnification I could get--lens was set to 4X, and the final magnification on the browsing size image is about 40X. Funny, I've seen the eggs several times, and they always appeared smooth to me.I'm happy with the photo, but it was difficult to get the color balance just right at this magnification--I may correct this in the future.Battus_philenorPCCA20070802-5165A
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Orlando, Florida, United States
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Lonavala, Maharashtra, India
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Osceola, Florida, United States
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Ba-Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa
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Tzaneen, Limpopo, South Africa
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
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All of these chrysalis were captured at the end of the caterpillar stage from the High Tech High Native Plant Garden. The caterpillars can be found on milkweed and the chrysalises around the same area but on different plants. This observation is apart of the High Tech High Insects of San Diego Field Guide.
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