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Papilio trolis
Iridescent blue patches on dorsal view. The underside of the hind wing has orange median & submarginal spots.
Often found in forests..this butterfly visits these flowers in my garden daily. Western NC mountain forest: Transylvania County
Larval food: usually either spicebush (Lindera benzoin) or sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
Lovely series Claire! This is actually a Spicebush swallowtail, one of several species of butterfly that mimics the poisonous pipevine swallowtail to gain some protection against predation. The black swallowtail, the black morph of the eastern Tiger, & the red-spotted purple have also evolved this mimicry!
Lat: 35.15, Long: -82.82
Spotted on Aug 6, 2012
Submitted on Aug 7, 2012
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