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Papilio cresphontes
Giant Swallowtail on Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa). An adult's wingspan is about 100–160 mm. The body and wings are dark brown to black with yellow bands. There is a yellow "eye" in each wing tail. The abdomen has bands of yellow along with the previously mentioned brown.
Bent of the River Audubon. In the United States, is mostly seen in deciduous forest and citrus orchards
Thanks to mackenzie3 and jakubko for help with ID!
Gorgeous! The genus name is either Papilio or Heraclides. Heraclides is from a revision of the genus Papilio, which moves some swallowtails to the formerly mentioned genus.
Spotted on Jul 27, 2013
Submitted on Jul 27, 2013
