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Black Swallowtail Butterfly

Papilio polyxenes

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Wetlands

Species ID Suggestions

Palamedes Swallowtail

Papilio palamedes

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ForestDragon
Beautiful shots! The yellow stripe on the underside of the wing is distinctive for the Palamedes Swallowtail. :-)

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PublishedAugust 24, 2014

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