Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar (Papilio troilus) Prior to making a chrysalis the 5th instar larva turns yellow/orange.

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Size: 3328px × 4992px
Location: Reed Run Nature Preserve, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Photo credit: © Pixels of Nature / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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