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Black Swallowtail Butterfly

Papilio polyxenes

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ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail


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JVM
JVM 12 years ago

Thanks and coincidentally, I spotted it right next to an American baseball field!

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ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Nice shots of a beautiful butterfly & flower.

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

It is ideal American grassland spotting one Black Eastern Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) butter fly seen on Purple Cone flower (Echinacea purpurea)

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JVM
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JVM

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Jul 23, 2011
Submitted on Jul 23, 2011

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