Spicebush Swallowtail, Papilio troilus, caterpillar in final prepupal instar. Snake mimic with fake eye-spots

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Keywords: adaptation, butterfly, caterpillar, colorful, colourful, defense, evolutionary, eye, insect, instar, larva, lepidoptera, mimic, mimick, mimicry, papilio, papilionidae, prey, snake, spicebush, spots, swallowtail, troilus, yellow