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Perhaps! Definitely some kind of swallowtail. I'd say either an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail or a Spicebush Swallowtail!
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I'm so angry I could vomit. I regret to say the neighborhood kids moved it well beyond its habitat, let it try to cross the street back to its den, and watched the turtle run over. This was an easily 15 year old turtle and I'm sickened how animals are just toys for children.