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Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

Upper surface of wings mostly black; on inner edge of hindwing is a black spot centered in larger orange spot. Male has yellow band near edge of wings; female has row of yellow spots. Female hindwing with iridescent blue band. In the Southwest, yellow forms predominate in the subspecies P. coloro.
Wing Span: 3 1/4 - 4 1/4 inches (8 - 11 cm).

Habitat:

Grassy area, on dandelion.

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Papilio polyxenes

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Comments (2)
Ajwerko
Beautiful photo! Thanks for sharing.

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