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Scientific Name: Papilio polyxenes coloro
Common Name: Desert Black Swallowtail
Family: Papilionidae
Description: A Desert Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes coloro) in the East Field in the area that burned in the Foothill Fire (11 September 2013).
Notes: The yellow dots on the side of the abdomen definitively confirm that this butterfly is is P. polyxenes coloro and P. zelicaon (Anise Swallowtail).
Location: Bernard Field Station
BFS Area: South Field
Photo Type: Animal--Insect
Photographer: Nancy Hamlett
Date Taken: 2015-02-16
Upload Date: 2015-03-24 12:19:54
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