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Black Swallowtail Emerging - Papilio polyxenes - female
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Black Swallowtail Emerging - Papilio polyxenes - Female
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
September 3, 2005
First, let me apologize because these shots could have been much better. I just wasn't prepared and then couldn't change the settings on my camera in the 10 seconds it took this butterfly to emerge. (By the way, it took about 5 hours of watching to catch one emerging.)

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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 9 September, 2005 - 5:37pm
Last updated 8 July, 2009 - 6:11pm

Moved
Moved from Black Swallowtail.
… David J. Ferguson, 8 July, 2009 - 6:11pm

Nice Pictures
I love this series of shots. Lucky you.
… Christopher C Wirth, 9 September, 2005 - 8:34pm

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