Side view of pest green caterpillar . macro of butterfly larva

Wet burdened a macro shot of a green Caterpillar (of Papilio / swallowtail butterfly) climbing on a branch

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Christine Young

Lion

Gorgeous cat! The species for the caterpillar is Papilio machaon. Why do you think it was parasitized? Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the species ID, I removed the wasp ID as the shot does not show the wasp, unless I'm missing something :) Posted 7 years ago

The Old World swallowtail

"Papilio machaon", the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail. It is the type species of the genus "Papilio". This widespread species is found in much of the Palearctic and in North America.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant