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Giant Swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

2 Species ID Suggestions

abcoblentz
abcoblentz 12 years ago
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail photo - lejun photos at pbase.com


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4 Comments

PabloFriend
PabloFriend 12 years ago

Thank you

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

Haha, yup, very subtle differences. The two look very similar for sure, they're in the same genus after all!

abcoblentz
abcoblentz 12 years ago

LauriaMaria, I think it's a Giant Swallowtail now that I look more closely as well.

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

This looks like a giant swallowtail, but missing half of its right wing! Poor guy. I'll suggest the ID for you :) Beautiful pic!

PabloFriend
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Tucson, Arizona, USA

Spotted on May 21, 2011
Submitted on May 21, 2011

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