Observation date: June 18, 2016
Submitted by: A.Y.Liang
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Fourth instar larva of Battus philenor hirsuta (California pipevine swallowtail) on Aristolochia californica (California pipevine). The vines were inhabited by several dozens, perhaps even a hundred gregariously and solitarily feeding larvae of all stages. In addition, there were large egg clutches on several growing shoots, and a few parasitized pupae on a fence.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: January 25, 2017
Coordinator notes: subspecies hirsuta-Ken Davenport
