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Black Swallowtail This is a picture of a Papilio polyxenes at Greenbury Point in Annapolis, Maryland. Black Swallowtail,Geotagged,Papilio polyxenes,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Black Swallowtail

This is a picture of a Papilio polyxenes at Greenbury Point in Annapolis, Maryland.

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  1. Brilliant Matthew Posted 4 years ago

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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
Species identified by Matthew Beziat
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Uploaded Jul 15, 2021. Captured Jul 15, 2021 15:50 in E Rd, Annapolis, MD 21402, USA.
  • SM-G991U
  • f/2.0
  • 1/1s
  • ISO25
  • 5.9mm