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Papilio cresphontes
"Black with a yellow X on the front wing and basal and subapical bands on the hind wing. Distinguished from P. thoas by the larger spots forming in the lower left leg of the X on the front wing." - BugGuide A wild mating pair can be seen at my spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/699...
San Diego Zoo Safari Park but this butterfly is found local. The range is "Central America, Mexico, and across southern United States, northeastern US, and southern Ontario; strays north rarely to Nova Scotia, Quebec, Manitoba, and North Dakota - BugGuide
This is the largest butterfly in the United States and Canada.
Spotted on Apr 3, 2012
Submitted on Apr 7, 2012
5 Comments
Hi Courtney, thank you :)
Awesome series!
Thank you both!
Beautiful series of Lovely Butterfly
Lovely series.