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Eastern giant swallowtail

papilio cresphontes

Description:

It is a interesting find this species is a eastern giant swallowtail aberration.It is a aberration because of small designs on the back and front side that are different.On the back side there is unusual amounts of blue,on the front side the designs are slightly of by a little.The hindwing tails are more narrow compared to the average specimen.

Habitat:

feeding of of zinnia flowers in fort worth Texas

Notes:

aberration

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Ornithoptera80
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Ornithoptera80

Haltom City, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jul 31, 2019
Submitted on Jul 31, 2019

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