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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Papilio » Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) » Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterias)
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Butterfly of unknown type - Papilio polyxenes
Copyright © 2009 Anna_

Butterfly of unknown type - Papilio polyxenes
Dallas/Ft. Worth area, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
August 24, 2009
I found this feeding on our Lantana, not sure what type of butterfly
it is.
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Contributed by Anna_ on 31 August, 2009 - 3:36pm
Last updated 31 August, 2009 - 4:48pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… margarethe brummermann, 31 August, 2009 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

Female Black Swallowtail. No
Female Black Swallowtail. Note the innermost white spot near the leading edge of the forewing.
… Rich Kelly, 31 August, 2009 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Female Black Swallowtail
Thank you, I never expected to also know the gender!
… Anna_, 31 August, 2009 - 6:29pm login or register to post comments

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