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Papilio troilus
Black butterfly with iridescent blue coloring on hindwings. White spots along edges of forewings and hindwings. At the inner edge of each hindwing is a yellow-orange spot.
Meadowy clearing at the edge of dense mixed hardwood forest. Nectaring on hoary mountain mint.
These guys can be tricky. I am pretty confident that this beauty is a Spicebush Swallowtail. :-)
Spotted on Aug 20, 2017
Submitted on Aug 20, 2017
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