wildcritters Nature Photography

LOCATION PHOTO #862 

Croton on Hudson

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Black Swallowtail

[Papilio polyxenes]

12/12/2018

Croton on Hudson NY

Unlike the migrating monarch that completes metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly in about 2 weeks, the black swallowtail may overwinter for many months inside its chrysalis.

Photo# 862

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