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Old-School Magic | Black Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar Stranded in a wiry riddle,<br />
 a Black Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar<br />
 finds old-school magic in a labyrinth of fennel.<br />
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Old-School Magic | Black Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar

Stranded in a wiry riddle,
a Black Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar
finds old-school magic in a labyrinth of fennel.

Wild Light Post: http://www.bugdreams.com/archives/magic/

Black Swallowtail butterfly | Papilio polyxenes

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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 Rick Lieder
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By Rick Lieder

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Uploaded Mar 21, 2012.