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Eastern Giant Swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

Description:

About 4" wide grayish brown in color with pale yellow lines across the top side. 2 small orange patches at the inner bottom of the top of the wings. Each wing has a teardrop extending off the bottom with pale yellow inside. This one was found in my yard against wet leaves, seemingly resting.

Habitat:

Wet leaves near the ground

1 Species ID Suggestions

Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes Papilio cresphontes - Wikipedia


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1 Comment

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 7 years ago

Nice spotting! This is the largest butterfly in the US and Canada.

SanciaMatthyssen
Spotted by
SanciaMatthyssen

Georgetown, Texas, USA

Spotted on Nov 12, 2016
Submitted on Nov 12, 2016

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