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Black Swallowtail - Hodges#4159 (Papilio polyxenes)
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius)
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Jackie Rosales
??Swallowtail -
Papilio polyxenes
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Danville/garden, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA
August 14, 2018
Size: 4"
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Contributed by
Jackie Rosales
on 14 August, 2018 - 10:24am
Last updated 14 August, 2018 - 10:52pm
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Cliff Ivy
, 14 August, 2018 - 10:50pm
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Definitely a Black Swallowtail female
Not uncommon to only have seven orange spots on ventral hindwing inner band. Also note row of dorsal white spots on abdomen and hindwing eyespot with centered pupil which are characteristic.
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Cliff Ivy
, 14 August, 2018 - 10:46pm
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Moved
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Black Swallowtail
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Ken Allison
, 14 August, 2018 - 4:04pm
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Moved to Papilio polyxenes asterius
Moved from
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A bit of a worn specimen but looks like Black Swallowtail.
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Ken Allison
, 14 August, 2018 - 2:58pm
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Black Swallowtail
The orange spots didn’t look like those of the typical black swallowtail, but I agree, it is pretty worn!
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Jackie Rosales
, 14 August, 2018 - 3:15pm
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swallowtail.
I looked at it carefully, Jackie, because we don't have to deal with dark-colored Tiger Swallowtails here, but I am pretty sure it's Black. I agree the spots have less orange than many...
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Ken Allison
, 14 August, 2018 - 3:27pm
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Black Swallowtail
Ken,
I’ve just added a photo of a different Black Swallowtail that I’ve taken earlier. Look at the difference on the arrangement of orange spots!
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Jackie Rosales
, 14 August, 2018 - 3:44pm
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My bad!
Sorry, Jackie. You're right; it looks more like Spicebush Swallowtail. I had forgotten about that one. The row of light dots looks much better for spicebush. What do you think? If you agree I'll move it.
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Ken Allison
, 14 August, 2018 - 3:52pm
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Black Swallowtail
I don’t think it is a Spicebush Swallowtail. In that, the third orange spot from the bottom is replaced by what looks like a comet- shaped spray of blue dots.
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Jackie Rosales
, 14 August, 2018 - 3:59pm
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Swallowtail
I'll put it back in ID Request for now.
I apologize for the confusion.
Ken.
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Ken Allison
, 14 August, 2018 - 4:02pm
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Black Swallowtail
Ken,
No problem! Maybe Black Swallowtails can just have variations in pattern like that!
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Jackie Rosales
, 14 August, 2018 - 4:06pm
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swallowtail
I unlinked the Black Swallowtail so you'd avoid people telling you not to link different individuals. However, that also unlinked your two photos of the unknown swallowtail. I don't know how to link them again.
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Ken Allison
, 14 August, 2018 - 4:09pm
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Simply tag them both
and you will get the opportunity to link them in the upper left.
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john and jane balaban
, 14 August, 2018 - 5:28pm
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Thanks!
Good to know...
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Ken Allison
, 14 August, 2018 - 8:26pm
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Black Swallowtail
No worry! Thanks for spending all the time with this!
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Jackie Rosales
, 14 August, 2018 - 4:14pm
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