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Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

battus philenor

Description:

These common black butterflies are easily identified by the single C-shaped row of reddish-orange spots on the underside of the hindwing.

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4 Comments

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Great idea with the composite

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

I like this composition very much! pretty butterfly!

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

Wonderful composite! I've never used the C-shaped orange spots for ID...that's a great new tip for me.

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

Oh I love what you did with the photos! Cool!

JillsyGirl
Spotted by
JillsyGirl

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Aug 31, 2010
Submitted on Jun 6, 2012

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