giant swallowtail

JJCardinal jjcardinal at aol.com
Tue Aug 15 20:07:04 EDT 2000


I need some information please on P. cresphontes: 

How long for eggs to hatch?
How many instars? 
How long as a larvae?
In Mid-Michigan, 45 min. north of Detroit will the larvae now winterover or is
there another flytime?  
Do the larvae usually pupate on the host plant?

I have a giant laying eggs all over the common prickly ash on my property and
have collected a few eggs for observation.  

Thank you,
Louise Dawson
Grand Blanc, MI


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