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Papilio polyxenes
Both male and female Eastern Black Swallowtails are bluish-black with yellow spots on the wings. They also have two orange eyespots with black dots in the middle. The male has a yellow band on the hindwings with a blue cloud under it. The female has a row of yellow dots above a blue band. It's easiest to remember that males have more yellow, and females have more blue.
Wildlife habitat yard.
Spotted on Jul 25, 2015
Submitted on Jul 31, 2015
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