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Swallowtail Butterfly, but which one? - Papilio glaucus - female
Copyright © 2006 Dave Mangham

Swallowtail Butterfly, but which one? - Papilio glaucus - Female
Old Homosassa, Citrus County, Florida, USA
June 4, 2006
Contributed by Dave Mangham on 26 June, 2006 - 3:02pm
Last updated 5 November, 2006 - 11:41am

Dark form female tiger
- you can see the faint tiger stripes even though she's black.

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… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 26 June, 2006 - 3:22pm

 
Dark form female tiger....
Thanks Hannah,

...another one in the bag!

Dave
… Dave Mangham, 27 June, 2006 - 12:19pm

 
It's a nice example -
I'm moving it to the guide.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 3 July, 2006 - 9:51pm

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