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Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly

Papilio polyxenes

Photo by glbnoah109
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Field Notes

Description:

The black swallowtail has a wing span of approximately 4 inches. The color is mainly black with yellow markings. There is a limited blue near the tail end. Butterfly is pollinating thistles is non landscaped area.

Habitat:

Grassy area, near trees.

Reference Links:

Black Swallowtail - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Eastern Black Swallowtails? (Papilio polyxenes) ? - Papilio polyxenes - BugGuid…

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