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Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

Description:

This beautiful black bodied swallowtail is black with shiny blue or green wings. It has blue between two rolls of orange spots on the underside of the hind wings. Average wingspan 3 1/2 - 4"

Habitat:

Wooded areas, swamps, parks, fields

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KimAyersStolzy
Spotted by
KimAyersStolzy

Eddyville, Kentucky, USA

Spotted on Jul 19, 2015
Submitted on Jul 19, 2015

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