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Insect of the Day: Battle-Scarred Butterfly

July 19, 2017
black and yellow butterfly perched on a rush

On our walk today, I spotted this male Eastern black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes asterius) flitting about among the swamp milkweed and chased it down for a closer look. And it was flying quite well, despite an injured wing. Read more …

Categories Animals, Nature Tags arthropod, butterfly, entomology, insect, invertebrate, swallowtail, Wisconsin Leave a comment
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