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giant swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

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Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes Papilio cresphontes


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3 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Awesome! Could you remove this butterfly from the mission "Moths of the World?" A good way to tell a moth from a butterfly is by the antennae, which are like rounded clubs on the ends for butterflies, and thin or often feathery antennae for moths. Of course, there are occasional exceptions.

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Pretty..that patterm is pretty..

Egyptflower
Egyptflower 11 years ago

Ohh.. How pretty! I wonder if it's a swallowtail...

AmandaGabehart
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AmandaGabehart

Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

Spotted on Sep 1, 2012
Submitted on Sep 2, 2012

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