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Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly

Papilio troilus

Description:

Family: Papilionidae (Swallowtails) Wingspan: 101.6 mm. Black with bright blue splotch (female). with white spots. (Orange at bottom)

Habitat:

Meadow with abundant plants.

Notes:

Range is only Eastern USA and Southern Ontario, Canada, but occasionally strays further out of this range.

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1 Comment

dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

I like that name 'Spicebush' : )

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Aug 17, 2013
Submitted on Aug 28, 2013

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