Understanding the life cycle of the giant swallowtail can help gardeners create a supportive environment for this butterfly. The life cycle consists of four stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa ...

the Giant Swallowtail passes through varies stages in its life cycle – egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis) and adult. The adult is what is known as the butterfly. Adult females lay yellow ...

No, it's an orange dog caterpillar, the larvae of the Giant Swallowtail ... to let them complete their life cycle and enjoy the results! For more information on butterfly gardening, check out ...

Like other butterflies, a giant swallowtail goes through four life stages: egg, caterpillar-like larva, pupa (inside a chrysalis where it transforms into a butterfly), and adult butterfly.

The island’s Giant ... butterfly is said to be the largest of the true swallowtail species globally, with an average wingspan of six inches. The butterfly goes through various stages in its life ...

Off-putting larval camouflage serves the giant swallowtail butterfly well, she continued, and so does the East Coast’s steadily warming climate — which over the decades has extended the insect ...