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Arizona, United States
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The chrysalis has darkened considerably over several days. Looking at it this morning, I could see details of the butterfly and knew it was about to emerge. This is 10 minutes before its emergence at 9:53 a.m. The few I've watched over the years usually emerge in mid-morning.Note that there is normally a silk sling steadying the chrysalis to the substrate. I had dropped this one while transporting it to show a friend, and the silk lines broke. (OOPS!) Luckily, the chrysalis case is tough.
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Tumacacori, Arizona
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I love the wing of a freshly-emerged Pipevine Swallowtail--it is glittery, like mylar.This one was not completely unfolded, so it still had a bit of a wavy texture.PCCA20080807-4277A
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On Virginia Snakeroot, Aristolochia serpentaria. The eggs are just under one millimeter in diameter, based on measurements I have made previously.These were on the underside of a stem, mostly, and I had to bend the plant over to get to them. I tried various backgrounds, but felt the dark of a distant background (flash lighting the foreground) accentuated the shape of the eggs the best.Pcca20080710-3513a
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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This female Pipevine Swallowtail came into my yard and made some efforts to oviposit on my Virginia Snakeroot (Aristolochia serpentaria). This was on May 25. I could only find one egg among the several plants on which it stopped (not this one) and the caterpillar did not emerge until June 1--see adjacent photo.Pcca20080525-1881a
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Freshly-laid eggs of Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor on Virginia Snakeroot, Aristolochia serpentaria. The eggs are about 0.9 mm in diameter, and this was the highest magnification I could get--lens was set to 4X, and the final magnification on the browsing size image is about 40X. Funny, I've seen the eggs several times, and they always appeared smooth to me.I'm happy with the photo, but it was difficult to get the color balance just right at this magnification--I may correct this in the future.Battus_philenorPCCA20070802-5165A
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