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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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butterfly, possibly a Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes - Papilio cresphontes
Copyright © 2009 twinsand2

butterfly, possibly a Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes - Papilio cresphontes
Theodore, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
April 13, 2009
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Contributed by twinsand2 on 13 April, 2009 - 11:59am
Last updated 15 May, 2009 - 4:53pm

giant swallowtail maybe
That looks like the underneath of a Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes to me. I'm not an expert though.

Here's a pic.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/215294
… Andrew Williams, 13 April, 2009 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed - it's a Giant
While I'm no expert, I've shot these, plus there are only four swallowtails in your county, and the others are way different.

Nice image. These guys give me fits, never landing while I'm close enough to shoot.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 April, 2009 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

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