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Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly

Papilio troilus

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Field Notes

Description:

Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtails) Wingspan: 101.6 mm. Black with bright blue splotch (female). with white spots. (Orange at bottom)

Habitat:

Meadow with abundant plants.

Notes:

Range is only Eastern USA and Southern Ontario, Canada, but occasionally strays further out of this range.

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Papilio troilus

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dotun55
I like that name 'Spicebush' : )

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