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Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

Summary 2

The (Eastern) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), also called the American Swallowtail or Parsnip 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. The species is named after the figure in Greek mythology, Polyxena (pron.: /pəˈlɪksɨnə/; Greek: Πολυξένη), who was the youngest daughter...

Observations 3

From Ontario : http://inaturalist.ca/observations?photos&place_id=6883&quality_grade=research&subview=grid&taxon_id=58523&term_id=1&term_value_id=6&verifiable=any

Globally : http://inaturalist.ca/observations?photos&quality_grade=research&subview=grid&taxon_id=58523&term_id=1&term_value_id=6&verifiable=any

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Ram-Man, some rights reserved (GFDL), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Swallowtail_Papilio_polyxenes_Closeup.jpg
  2. Adapted by Chris Cheatle from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_polyxenes
  3. (c) Chris Cheatle, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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