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Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

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Black Swallowtail Butterfly
Papilio polyxenes


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Homegrown Healthy
Homegrown Healthy 11 years ago

Thanks so much. I've said if I had it to do all over I think I would have become an entomologist. You'd be the perfect mentor, lol.
I only have project Noah as an app so I can't do anything but upload photos or I would follow you on here. Are you on fb by chance?

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_pol...
Usually websites show the different sexes if they are sexually dimorphic, or different among the sexes.

Homegrown Healthy
Homegrown Healthy 11 years ago

I'm amazed you can tell the gender. Thanks again jgorneau!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Amazing! This is the male, which is brighter, seemingly to attract females, possibly.

Homegrown Healthy
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Homegrown Healthy

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jul 4, 2012
Submitted on Jul 4, 2012

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