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black swallowtail cat? - Papilio polyxenes

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
July 24, 2014

found on dill weed

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

Moved

Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).

… John S. Ascher, 27 October, 2014 - 1:36am

Moved

Moved from Butterflies and Moths.

… john and jane balaban, 24 August, 2014 - 3:46pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 21 August, 2014 - 7:58am

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

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

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