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 Aug 5, 2019. Captured Aug 4, 2019 09:18 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
