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Giant Swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

Description:

Largest butterfly in North America. Wing span up to 6 inches, black with yellow margins, and all yellow on the underwings.

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Dilek Cifci
Dilek Cifci 12 years ago

Beautiful

AustinMiller
Spotted by
AustinMiller

Austin, Texas, USA

Spotted on Oct 16, 2008
Submitted on Jan 20, 2012

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