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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Papilio » Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) » Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon nitra)
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Laying Eggs? - Papilio zelicaon - male
Copyright © 2006 intoflippin

Laying Eggs? - Papilio zelicaon - Male
Douglas County, Washington, USA
June 22, 2006
Is this butterfly laying an egg? When I got this shot there were about six butterflies flying around and landing in the same general area.
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Contributed by intoflippin on 31 October, 2007 - 8:57pm
Last updated 4 June, 2009 - 6:47pm

Moved
Moved from Anise Swallowtail.
… David J. Ferguson, 4 June, 2009 - 6:47pm login or register to post comments

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… David J. Ferguson, 4 June, 2009 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

Papilio zelicaon
It is an Anise Swallowtail.

Moved from Papilio.
… David J. Ferguson, 20 November, 2008 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Swallowtails.
… john and jane balaban, 15 November, 2008 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

Not an egg ...
This is a male swallowtail butterfly puddling. This behavior is the result of this species of butterfly needing minerals from wet soil. While puddling, they excrete liquid as pictured here.
… Alan Chin-Lee, 31 October, 2007 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

 
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