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Papilio polyxenes
"Upper surface of wings mostly black; on inner edge of hindwing is a black spot centered in larger orange spot. Male has yellow band near edge of wings; female has row of yellow spots. Female hindwing with iridescent blue band." BaMoNA website
"A variety of open areas including fields, suburbs, marshes, deserts, and roadsides. Range: Most of the eastern U.S., north into Quebec, west into s. Saskatchewan, Colorado and se. California; south to n. South America. Subspecies coloro in desert Southwest." BaMoNA website
Spotted on Aug 11, 2011
Submitted on Aug 11, 2011
2 Comments
Thanks Mick. It's always hard to take 50 or 60 shots and narrow to 6, but it's a good practice for photographers.
Very nice series!