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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 » Eastern Giant Swallowtail - Hodges#4170 (Papilio cresphontes)
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Yellow Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes
Copyright © 2016 Dick Locke

Yellow Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes
near The Woodlands TX (North of Houston), Montgomery County, Texas, USA
August 27, 2016
I assume a swallowtail of some sort. Thanks in advance for more details!
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Contributed by Dick Locke on 27 August, 2016 - 3:12pm
Last updated 27 August, 2016 - 5:59pm

Thanks for the ID!
This guy earns the name ("Giant"); it definitely was the biggest butterfly I've seen by far.

Bigger and better picture of this butterfly here (3rd one down at press time)
http://www.dl-digital.com/Page-Two/Butterflies2.htm
… Dick Locke, 28 August, 2016 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jeff Brown, 27 August, 2016 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

Papilio cresphontes ?
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… Junsuk Kim, 27 August, 2016 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

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