The Black Swallowtail is a butterfly found throughout much of North America. It is the state butterfly of Oklahoma. An extremely similar-appearing species, "Papilio joanae", occurs in the Ozark Mountains region, but it appears to be closely related to "Papilio machaon", rather than "P. polyxenes".
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Dec 31, 2020. Captured Sep 28, 2018 13:21 in 985 Ring Road, Arnold, MD 21012, USA.
