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Swallowtail butterfly
Eastern black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes).
© Index Open
Swallowtails
A pair of wwallowtail butterflies (Papilio).
© Howard Cheek
Swallowtail caterpillar
A pipevine swallowtail caterpillar (Battus philenor) in Texas. Its is mildly...
Alejandro Santillana/University of Texas at Austin
Giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Ray Glover—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers
Startle markings of a mature swallowtail butterfly larva (Papilio).
E.S. Ross