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Butterfly - Black/Blue/Orange/Yellow - Battus philenor
Copyright © 2014 eaglebeach

Butterfly - Black/Blue/Orange/Yellow - Battus philenor
Tracys Landing, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
July 16, 2014
Black version of Tiger Swallowtail? Pipevine Swallowtail? Something else? How do you tell the difference?
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Contributed by eaglebeach on 19 July, 2014 - 2:52pm
Last updated 24 October, 2014 - 7:07am

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Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
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Pipevine
Only one line of orange spots on the ventral hindwing makes it a Pipevine -- Battus philenor.
… Dave Rogers, 19 July, 2014 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

Pipevine
Looks like a pipevine swallowtail to me, but wait for an expert. If I could see an open wings shot of it I could better tell.
… bugsrock, 19 July, 2014 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

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