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Papilio cresphontes
missing some bits of the wings but still the largest butterfly in Canada and the United States, wingspan of about 10–16 cm (3.9–6.3")
meadow
This was the first butterfly I spotted during a 4 hour hike in Short Hills. It was my fist time spotting this species. I first learned about it on Noah and knew what it was as soon as I saw it. I can now say I've seen the biggest moth -Cecropia moth, and the biggest butterfly in US and Canada.
Spotted on Jul 14, 2012
Submitted on Jul 17, 2012
5 Comments
Thanks Carol!
Very cool!
Thanks Maria and Angel. Missing some parts of the wing didn't seem to affect this butterfly at all.
nice series, this particular butterfly is quite the trooper
beautiful if somewhat tattered