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Papilio polyxenes coloro - Papilio polyxenes
Copyright © 2008 Hartmut Wisch

Papilio polyxenes coloro - Papilio polyxenes
Granite Mountains, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, California, USA
April 29, 2008
Size: ~ 40 mm
Feeding on Thamnosma montana (Turpentine Broom).
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 2 May, 2008 - 9:17pm

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