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Pale Swallowtail Butterfly

Papilio eurymedon

Photo by LauraPound
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Field Notes

Description:

Large butterfly, with black and white body, wings striped in black and white, with red-orange and blue spots on hind wings.

Habitat:

Open woodlands and forest clearings.

Notes:

There was a road cut full of wet gravel where several varieties of butterflies and bees were drinking.

Reference Links:

Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

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