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Papilio sp.
Papilio sp.
Swallowtail butterfly
Photographer: Kelsey Byers

ID: 0000 0000 0811 2425 (2011-08-19)

Copyright © 2011 Kelsey Byers (kbyers(at)alum.mit.edu), licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  May 1, 2011
  • this photo depicts an animal that was captive or collected
  • photo location   Butterfly house, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC, USA
  • animal's place of origin   not provided
  • order Lepidoptera
  • class Insecta
  • notes   Appreciate the correction on species ID - my original ID was based on the location's butterfly guide, which is obviously incorrect! (nowadays I'd go 'that can't be a nymphalid, I can see all six legs!)
  • keywords: Lepidoptera,insect,North Carolina
  • camera   Canon G10
  • photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Swallowtail butterfly
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  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Simon J. Tonge    Sep 20, 2013

    Action: changed name from "Parthenos sylvia" to "Papilio sp. "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "I don't think this is a Clipper, or even a nymphalid. It looks more like a swallowatil of some sort, maybe Papilio."

     
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