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Black and Yellow Swallowtail

Papilio hesperus

Description:

The Black and Yellow Swallowtail or Hesperus Swallowtail (Papilio hesperus) is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family.

Habitat:

Seen with several other species of butterflies, many of which were Papilioninae, mud-puddling on a dirt road leading to The Congo, deeper in the forest than the other spottings.

1 Species ID Suggestions

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago
Black and Yellow Swallowtail
Papilio hesperus Papilio hesperus


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1 Comment

pamsai
pamsai 9 years ago

And thanks for this ID also, Martin...

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Kanungu, Uganda

Spotted on Jul 18, 2014
Submitted on Aug 23, 2014

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