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Photo by CarolinaNava
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Field Notes

Description:

Black butterfly with blue stripes

Habitat:

Northwest Arkansas in the summer when it's hot and humid

Notes:

Very pretty, I saw it flying in the flowers

Species ID Suggestions

Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

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Jacob Gorneau
1

Red-spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis

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AshleyT
3

Comments (1)
Jacob Gorneau
This is not Limenitis arthemis, which does not have the subtle "tail" that is present in your spotting which indicates a species of Papilio.

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Wild Arkansas

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PublishedNovember 8, 2013

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