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Spicebush Swallowtail - Papilio troilus Habitat: Garden Geotagged,Papilio,Papilio troilus,Spicebush Swallowtail,Summer,United States,butterfly,swallowtail Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Very elegant butterfly, wow! Posted 4 years ago
    1. They are! It's easy to forget though because they are so common. Posted 4 years ago

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The Spicebush Swallowtail is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America, also known as the Green-Clouded butterfly. It has two subspecies, "Papilio troilus troilus" and "Papilio troilus ilioneus", the latter found mainly in the Florida peninsula.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 12, 2021. Captured Aug 2, 2020 09:20 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm