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After the egg

Following the life cycle of Pachliopta aristolochiae, or the common rose, or red-bodied swallowtail.

This is what it turns into, eventually, a big bad caterpillar, eating a toxic plant, which makes it unpalatable to predators.

Thanks again to Michael Hoskins who pointed these out.


They are often found on the undersides of leaves....






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