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Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

Photo by Machi
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Description:

A mating pair. One was chasing the other for the longest time before they actually settled in a tree to mate.
There was a third one on the bush, pictured in the last photo.

Habitat:

Suburban yard, lantana bush

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