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What is the difference between black swallowtail caterpillars and swallowtail caterpillars?
Easy black swallowtail caterpillars are smaller caterpillars. SwallowTail caterpillars are bigger than black swallow tail caterpillars
How can you prevent ants from eating monarch caterpillars?
I haven't had a problem with ants but there are wasps that lay their eggs in the caterpillars. The wasp larva eat their way out, killing the monarch caterpillar. I frequently have this problem with the caterpillars of swallowtail butterflies.
What butterfly in the United States can emit a disagreeable odor?
Butterflies do not emit unpleasant odors, but some caterpillars do. Swallowtail caterpillars are known for emitting an unpleasant odor to offend wasps and bees.
What does a black swallowtail do for defense?
it uses it beak to smash Pokemon and yugioh cards to kill them and then it gets 1kil and 4000 life points then it turns into piplup and evolves into a chimcahr and it evolves into a random yugioh card!
What plants does a black swallowtail eat?
Only caterpillars actually eat the leaves of the various plants; adult butterflies feed on nectar from various plant types. Caterpillars feed on varying members of the carrot family including parsnip (this butterfly is also sometimes called the parsnip swallowtail), Queen Anne's Lace, dill, parsley and others.
What insect camouflages itself as bird dung?
Swallowtail butterfly [of the Papilionidae family], as caterpillars in the larval stage. Some weevils [of the Curculionidae family].
What kind of flowers do catapillers like?
It depends on what type of caterpillar it is and what it's host plant is. Caterpillars usually eat the leaves of the plant and not the flowers. For example a monarch butterfly caterpillar eats milkweed leaves. The yellow eastern swallowtail butterfly caterpillars eat fennels, dill weed, and parsley plants. The spicebush swallowtail caterpillars eat spicebush leaves. If you want to attract butterflies to your garden, you must plant the host plant that the butterflies will lay their eggs on.
How do caterpillars protect themselves from enemies?
There are various protection devices, or methods that caterpillars use. The io moth caterpillar has glands that secrete an irritating substance from spikes on them. A large quantity of other caterpillars have bristles. The swallowtail butterfly larva lets out a reek, or stink into the surrounding air around it for protection.
What kind of caterpillar is green with small fake eyes?
The caterpillar that is green with small fake "snake" eyes is the Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar. This caterpillar will turn into the spicebush swallowtail.
Are orange headed black swallowtail caterpillars poisonous?
No
What family do caterpillars belong to?
Caterpillars belong to the order Lepidoptera, which includes butterflies and moths. Within this order, caterpillars are typically classified in the family Papilionidae for swallowtail butterflies or the family Noctuidae for owlet moths, among others.
Does a black swallowtail butterfly eat parsley?
The larval stage of Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) does have parsley as one of its host plants, meaning: the caterpillars eat parsley (as well as dill and carrot tops.) If you see them in your garden-- don't kill them! Plant more parsley and enjoy the beautiful adult stage.
