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Eastern Giant Swallowtail - Hodges#4170 (Papilio cresphontes)
Photo#1282560
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!
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
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Dick Locke
, 28 August, 2016 - 8:19pm
Moved
Moved from
ID Request
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Jeff Brown
, 27 August, 2016 - 5:59pm
Papilio cresphontes ?
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Junsuk Kim
, 27 August, 2016 - 5:57pm