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black swallowtail cat? - Papilio polyxenes
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black swallowtail cat? - Papilio polyxenes
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
July 24, 2014
found on dill weed
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Contributed by KCWildlife on 24 July, 2014 - 5:18pm
Last updated 28 October, 2014 - 4:48am

Moved
Moved from Papilio.
… Cliff Ivy, 28 October, 2014 - 4:48am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
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… v belov, 21 August, 2014 - 7:58am login or register to post comments

Sure looks like it.
Variation of shape and color of instars. Early instar has white mid band. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/298231/bgimage
… Cliff Ivy, 24 July, 2014 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, Cliff. I didn't k
Thank you, Cliff. I didn't know that about the white band.
… KCWildlife, 24 July, 2014 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

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