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Eastern Black Swallowtail (Female)

Papilio polyxenes

Description:

Black butterfly with beautiful blue and orange markings around its wings. Blue dots around the edges and two hollow orange circles at the base of the wing. Looks to have "tails" as well on the end of their wings.

Notes:

Found on a Butterfly Bush.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Black Swallowtail (Female)
Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
Black swallowtail


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1 Comment

AshleyAkers
AshleyAkers 12 years ago

Thanks!

AshleyAkers
Spotted by
AshleyAkers

West Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jul 10, 2011
Submitted on Jul 13, 2011

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