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565 Giant Swallowtail Butterfly on my Butterfly Bush. Giant Swallowtail,Papilio cresphontes Click/tap to enlarge

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Giant Swallowtail Butterfly on my Butterfly Bush.

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The giant swallowtail is the largest butterfly in North America. It is abundant through many parts of eastern North America; populations from western North America and down into Panama are now considered to belong to a different species, "Papilio rumiko".

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Kim Marion

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Uploaded May 12, 2015. Captured Nov 30, -0001 00:00.
  • FE47,X43
  • f/5.3
  • 1/400s
  • ISO320
  • 21.2mm