Caterpillar to Butterfly

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A very nice series, but I believe the caterpillar and the adult are different species. The caterpillar is a black swallowtail, and the adult butterfly looks like a tiger swallowtail.
 
I thought is was an Anise Swallowtail caterpillar.
Could be an Anise caterpillar. Anise and black swallowtail caterpillars are similar. Depends in part on the range. Anise range is southwestern Canada and western U.S. Black swallowtail has a much wider distribution but is more common east of the Rocky Mountains. Where are you?
 
Could be an Anise caterpillar. Anise and black swallowtail caterpillars are similar. Depends in part on the range. Anise range is southwestern Canada and western U.S. Black swallowtail has a much wider distribution but is more common east of the Rocky Mountains. Where are you?
Then it has to be a Black Swallowtail, I am in Md. Thanks for the research.
 
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