Battus philenor
Pipevine Swallowtail


Just molted a moment ago.


It's nose and brain are peach colored for about 20 minutes before turning dark again.


When it finished peeling, it spent some time pumping up to stretch the new skin.


Then an hour later it's head is all black and it ate it's skin.

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see the molting into a chrysalis

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