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Papilios glaucus
Mask like face bearing eye-like spots. Green. It is a false face in no way connected to his real eyes and mouth (See picture 3). Stripe around false head. Designed to frighten birds. It passes the winter as a chrysalis. The butterfly emerges when the lilacs bloom.
Trees and shrubs. It will feed upon these leaves. Later in life they rest in the leaves by spinning a web of silk. The web will curl-up into a partial tube.
A striking creature of perfect beauty.
Spotted on May 15, 2012
Submitted on Jan 26, 2013
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Nice find and series!