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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)--I think female? - Papilio polyxenes - female
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)--I think female? - Papilio polyxenes - Female
Montreal, Terrain Vague County, Quebec, Canada
May 13, 2017
Early morning on May 5th.

Pretty sure it's a sleepy Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes). I'm guessing female because of the more muted yellow markings.
Contributed by reduviidae on 21 October, 2017 - 6:46am
Last updated 21 October, 2017 - 4:22pm

yes - it is a female Black Swallowtail
Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 21 October, 2017 - 4:22pm

ID of this Butterfly 🦋
I am seeing Pipevine, and only you can further this ID. You see the DARK VEINS? Check into a Eastern Tiger Swallowtail -Female Dark Morph.
(Papilio glaucus)
http://bugguide.net/node/view/912485 .
… Bkripto, 21 October, 2017 - 12:53pm

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