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Papilio polyxenes
Spotted on Jul 12, 2011
Submitted on Mar 18, 2012
6 Comments
They are very similar species and can be confusing. Remember to look for that blue streak and you won't go wrong.
Beautiful!!
Thanx, LealikiKanoa. :)
Thanx KeithRoragen... I hve a National Widelife Federation Birds & Butterflies book I went off of for identification, but they aren't real clear about the markings of different species of Swallowtail. I'll correct it. :)
Beautiful shot!
This is actually a Black Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes. In Spicebush Swallowtails the media row of orange spots is interrupted by a blue streak that looks like a comet. See this spotting as an example.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/699...