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Spicebush swallowtail

Papilio troilus

Description:

Black butterfly with rust red spots on wings

Habitat:

Field on forest edge

3 Comments

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago

Please take a look at the ID suggestion to compare to yours. I believe this is actually a Spicebush Swallowtail.

gobospring
gobospring 10 years ago

Thanks!

IrinaSh
IrinaSh 10 years ago

Nice! May be Battus philenor

gobospring
Spotted by
gobospring

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jul 14, 2013
Submitted on Jul 15, 2013

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