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Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

Photo by RayDunn
Published on Project Noah
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35.6866, -85.7801

Field Notes

Description:

A large black butterfly characteristic of white dots along the body. The wings are patterned with orange, white, and accents of blue. This one happens to have a battered wing.

Notes:

Generic in the state of tennessee but interested in the facts about this invertebrate.

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