Black Swallowtail Emerging - Papilio polyxenes

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Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Black Swallowtail Emerging - Papilio polyxenes -

Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
September 3, 2005

I removed it from the bug container to my fan flower, where it began drying out. Notice how green the veins are before it dries.

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Black Swallowtail Emerging - Papilio polyxenes - female

Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 9 September, 2005 - 5:40pm
Last updated 8 July, 2009 - 6:11pm

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