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Papilio glaucus
Male is yellow with dark tiger stripes. Female has 2 forms: one yellow like the male and the other black with shadows of dark stripes. Hindwing of both female forms has a row of striking blue chevrons and an iridescent blue wash over parts of the interior hindwing. The upperside hindwing has a prominent orange marginal spot that is generally larger than the row of pale marginal spots.
On a butterfly bush bloom.
Spotted on Jul 29, 2013
Submitted on Aug 18, 2013
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