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Palamedes Swallowtail

Papilio palamedes

Description:

A swallowtail butterfly, not sure what species.

Habitat:

Visiting a butterfly bush (Pentas sp.) in a suburban yard

Notes:

It flew off too quickly for me to get a better look or more pictures.

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1 Comment

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 8 years ago

Great capture! The yellow stripe on the underside of the wings is distinctive for this species. :-)

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jul 30, 2015
Submitted on Aug 11, 2015

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