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Chrysalis or Cocoon Day 3 Day (3) of the cocoon stage. Now that it is in this stage I no longer claim it is a silkworm. This is a Swallowtail chrysalis. Threads now hold the cocoon in place while it is developing. Very cool! Geotagged,Giant Swallowtail,Papilio cresphontes,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Chrysalis or Cocoon Day 3

Day (3) of the cocoon stage. Now that it is in this stage I no longer claim it is a silkworm. This is a Swallowtail chrysalis. Threads now hold the cocoon in place while it is developing. Very cool!

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The Giant swallowtail

The giant swallowtail is the largest butterfly in North America. It is abundant through many parts of eastern North America; populations from western North America and down into Panama are now considered to belong to a different species, "Papilio rumiko".

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Stephen Philips
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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded Sep 21, 2016. Captured Sep 21, 2016 11:33 in E Britton Way, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • f/13.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 286mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.