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The Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) is a common species in the United States. This butterfly is almost completely black. Black Swallowtails are known both for the black color of the adults and for the parsley-eating habits of their caterpillar. The caterpillar of the Black Swallowtail is known as the Parsley worm.
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Short, spiky tufts of fuzzy hairs cover this caterpillar, serving as protection from predators. It can be easily identified by the wide brown or orange band around its middle and its black ends. Black and brown caterpillars such as the Woolly Bear aren't poisonous or a stinging variety.
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The black swallowtail - also called the eastern black swallowtail or American swallowtail and a variety of other colloquial names such as parsley worm - is a common butterfly found throughout much of North America. Papilio polyxenes is one of many species in the largest genus in the butterfly family Papilionidae (swallowtails).