TIGER SWALLOWTAIL CATERPILLAR OFF TO PUPATE

We had two eastern tiger swallowtail caterpillars on one of our serviceberries this year.  Sunday morning one of them got a lot darker, and a few hours later I spotted it on the ground.  It explored the mulch and our retaining wall made out of railroad ties, and I eventually lost it underneath lots of plants and fallen leaves.  Apparently these caterpillars can form a chrysalis either on the ground or on the tree.

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