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Polydamus laying eggs.

Battus polydamus

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Field Notes

Description:

Windy day and the butterflies prefer the tender foliage of the pipevine for laying their eggs. It is quite a feat to do this on a windy day. The other picture is an unsuccessful attempt

Habitat:

During the day, their habitat seems to be my garden.

Notes:

There are new pipevine flowers and I am watching to see how long they last as recently eggs have been laid on them.

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Comments (5)
NicoleB
wow, lucky you to be there at the right moment!

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PublishedJuly 29, 2011

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