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The polydamas swallowtail caterpillars have certainly been busy in the garden eating the Dutchman pipe almost down to sticks, and traveling long distances to find areas to make its chrysalis.

This polydamas caterpillar traveled pretty far away from its Dutchman pipe. It was blowing in the wind when we found it on the branches.

The mature caterpillars can reach 2.1 inches in length before it starts its chrysalis. They remain in the caterpillar stage, four different instars, from 19 to 24 days to reach that desired length.

The polydamas caterpillar attached to its silken thread on a milkweed plant in the garden. To the right of it is a monarch egg that should hatch any day now, as it is turning a darker color.

Three polydamas chrysalis on a milkweed plant in our butterfly house.

Depending on where they make their chrysalis it will resemble either a green, or brown leaf, as pictured above. We also have chrysalis in the butterfly house that are either on branches or the sides of the house that are brown in color mimicking that dead leaf.

The polydamas swallowtail butterfly typically emerges from its chrysalis at about 18 days.

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