Giant Swallowtail emerging (eclosing) in real time (Papilio cresphontes)

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Published 2017-05-15

All in real time except the wings unfolding, which is sped up 5x. The large black oval spot on the top row, in the 3rd spot from the tip, indicates that this is a female. Host Plants include Wafer Ash-Ptelea trifoliata, Prickly Ash-Zanthoxylum americanum and Rue-Ruta graveolens (anything in the citrus family). Filmed in the Missouri Ozarks, USA, on Mother's Day, May 14, 2017. Includes music.
Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Fluted Swallowtails (Papilionini) » Papilio » Eastern Giant Swallowtail - Hodges#4170 (Papilio cresphontes)
Music: Enchanted Journey by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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All Comments (21)

@heatherwhaley7623 9 months ago

I noticed one of these caterpillars crossing the road in front of me yesterday while I was exercising my dogs. Very cool.
@carmenferrer6496 1 year ago

The swallowtail is one of the most beautiful creatures ever!❤🐛
@ProfessionalBugLover 6 days ago

i see these butterflies all the time in my backyard, so cool to see them emerge from their pupae
@ZakWolf 4 years ago

What? SILCOON is evolving! Congratulations! Your SILCOON evolved into BEAUTIFLY!
@MoniqueSmulders 7 years ago

Fantastic! Both the butterfly and the film
@catherinebrunelle7770 3 years ago

Wonderful camera footage! I'm watching some cocoons now for Giant swallowtails. Amazing to see it all happen!
@CompetitiveFishingFreak 9 months ago

Hello from Michigan near Lake Saint Clair Detroit area, I raise monarch butterflies and black swallowtail butterflies, expanding to the pipevine swallowtail, spicebush swallowtail,red admirals and the clearwing Hawk moth next year
@renumaan 2 years ago

WOW This butterfly is so huge
@MaginFloridaBlue 4 years ago

Great job! Thanks for sharing, I have a wild lime bush with about 15 cats on it now! Gave a friend 2 chrysalis to watch open! She’s so excited! Sent your video so she’ll know what to expect. Thanks again!
@renumaan 2 years ago

i have started a research about this and this helps me thank you
@shakirahcrawford324 1 year ago

Beautiful Yellow Tiger Swallowtail BUTTERFLY 🦋
@oreo9052 1 year ago

I can see that this was clearly the inspo for Beautifly from Pokémon. 😂
@ashlygracedurandbenavente7738 3 years ago

Fantastic beautiful butterfly, Hermoso y sorprendente la naturaleza, cada criatura de Dios tiene su encanto.
@giganfan1everyoneelse451 4 years ago

I was supposed to get one if these, but instead out come what I think is a paracitic wasp
@anastasiagodfrey3800 5 years ago

cool
4 years ago

Like , very good video edition. Stay connected
@Angel71Kiss 1 year ago

I have a citrus swallowtail I have been watching since early December. Today I went outside to check on it's only hanging by the back upside down. Is that normal? I'm so worried about mine
@stormisouthful 3 years ago

I jave two cacoons right now ive never hand reared any butterfly before im so nervous
@liebchen1983 2 years ago

How long are they usually in the chrysalis stage? My caterpillar turned to the chrysalis on Easter so it has literally been a month.
@xXxJSCOTTxXx 4 years ago

I was stung on my thumb by the barbules of one of these caterpillars while rescuing it from drowning.