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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Fluted Swallowtails (Papilionini) » Papilio » Spicebush Swallowtail - Hodges#4181 (Papilio troilus)
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Spicebush Swallowtail - Papilio troilus - male
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Spicebush Swallowtail - Papilio troilus - Male
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
July 30, 2004
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 21 January, 2005 - 5:28pm
Last updated 25 August, 2010 - 1:04am

a male
The appearance of the blue depends somewhat on the angle of the light reflected from it. The abdomen of this one has male appendages on the end; it is clearly male; no doubts. Also, the median blue band across the hind wing that is characteristic of males, but not of females is showing in part.
… David J. Ferguson, 25 August, 2010 - 1:04am login or register to post comments

Female
This is a female. The blue on the upper surface of the hindwings is the easiest characteristic. Males have a more greenish blue hue. See the other males posted here to bugguide. A very nice clear picture of upper and lower sides of this beautiful butterfly.
… Scott Nelson, 11 March, 2006 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

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