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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Papilio » Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
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Giant Swallowtail? - Papilio cresphontes
Copyright © 2008 Michael

Giant Swallowtail? - Papilio cresphontes
Carlsbad, San Diego, California County, California, USA
September 1, 2008
Size: 80x120mm
We have many swallowtails around the house currently. Most of them are anise but this type also appears occasionally. It is bigger than all others. Could this be a dark variant of the Giant Swallowtail?

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Contributed by Michael on 1 September, 2008 - 3:02pm
Last updated 1 September, 2008 - 4:55pm

Yep
Yep, thats a Giant Swallowtail.
… Kaylee Skylyn, 1 September, 2008 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

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