This is the pupae of the Citrus Swallwtail a large butterfly and one very common to our gardens.
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This is still a young one and I managed to catch it.
The larvae can be a pest on citrus trees.
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A close-up of the wing.
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I wonder what was going through his head when I was holding him like this?
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