A Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) caterpillar eating a blade of grass.
Description

A Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) caterpillar eating a blade of grass. Another name for this species is Blue Swallowtail, which references its iridescent blue hind wings when in butterfly form.

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Camera: NIKON D80
Lens: 105 mm f/2.8
Focal Length: 105mm
Aperture: f20
Shutter Speed: 1/20s
ISO: 200
Date: 2008-08-17
Time: 10:32:24

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arizona, battus philenor, butterfly, caterpillar, hereford, insect, invertebrate, nature, outdoors, pipevine swallowtail, swallowtail