Pipevine Swallowtail vs Polydamas Swallowtail?

For folks who live in Florida, Southern Texas, and below Tuscon, Arizona, your pipevine plants may be visited by two different swallowtail butterflies. This can cause a problem because most plants that Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillars can safely eat will kill Polydamas Swallowtail caterpillars and vice versa.

Now it’s a bit easier for you. Click here to visit our page that shows the difference in egg, larva, chrysalis, and adult forms of these two species.

Can you tell which is Pipevine Swallowtail and which is Polydamas Swallowtail?

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