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Spicebush Swallowtails? - Battus philenor - male - female
Copyright © 2012 Amy Goodman

Spicebush Swallowtails? - Battus philenor - Male Female
Seminole , Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA
June 2, 2012
We spent the night at Sportsman's Lake camping, and these guys were all over in the mud gathering minerals/nutrients. I even got one to step onto my finger for just a little bit! Can anyone confirm my ID? Thanks.
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Contributed by Amy Goodman on 3 June, 2012 - 11:44am
Last updated 3 June, 2012 - 3:10pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

The male on the left, female on the right
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 3 June, 2012 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Pipevine Swallowtail
Thank you for your help!
… Amy Goodman, 3 June, 2012 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

Pipevine Swallowtails
nice photo.
… Doug Bruce, 3 June, 2012 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
They were very complacent and let me get very close to them repeatedly, as long as I could keep my rambunctious son away from them!
… Amy Goodman, 3 June, 2012 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Different Agenda
You really didn't fit into their agenda. He was busy wine'n'dining her :)
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 3 June, 2012 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

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