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Anise Swallowtail ? - Papilio polyxenes
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Anise Swallowtail ? - Papilio polyxenes
Dead Horse State Park, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
March 21, 2017
I've never seen this one before but am guessing it might be an Anise Swallowtail ? Many thanks for your help...Denise K.

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Contributed by nature4me on 21 March, 2017 - 7:25pm
Last updated 1 August, 2017 - 3:09pm

Desert Black Swallowtail
Denise, all the images were helpful for ID.

Moved from Papilio.
… Cliff Ivy, 1 August, 2017 - 3:09pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 25 March, 2017 - 4:45am

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