Clearwing Swallowtail
Cressida cressida cressida
Also called Big Greasy, Greasy Swallowtail, Mimicking Papilio
Cressida cressida cressida is a subspecies of the Clearwing Swallowtail (Cressida cressida), a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Papilionidae, the swallowtails and birdwings. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 8 plants, including Aristolochia chalmersii, Aristolochia tagala and Aristolochia thozetii. This page has 13 photos of its life cycle (eggs, early instar caterpillars, later instar caterpillars, final instar caterpillars, pupae and adults) by Bob Miller. Bob Miller wrote about it in his book, Bob's Butterflies.
Life cycle of the Clearwing Swallowtail
Clearwing Swallowtail eggs
-
Egg
Clearwing Swallowtail caterpillars (early instar)
-
Side view -
Top view
Clearwing Swallowtail caterpillars (later instar)
-
Side view -
Top view
Clearwing Swallowtail caterpillars (final instar)
-
Side view -
Top view
Clearwing Swallowtail pupae
-
Side view -
Top view
Clearwing Swallowtail adults
-
Male, upperside -
Male, underside -
Female, upperside -
Female, underside
Photos by Bob Miller. Free to use for any purpose (CC0). Select a photo to enlarge it or download the original. Using these photos. Add your own photo of this butterfly.
In Bob's book
Bob wrote about this butterfly in his book:
- Clearwing Swallowtail page 32
Caterpillar food plants
8 known food plants for this species.