Seeing that there were “sort of” two rows of orange spots underneath, I knew this wasn’t a Pipevine Swallowtail and thought it would be a Spicebush Swallowtail. But Spicebush wasn’t right for the patterns “above” and when I finally looked at BAMONA’s Image Gallery, I realized this had to be a Black Swallowtail, which I haven’t [knowingly] photographed until now. Given the muted spotting above, I’m pretty sure this is a female.
Notes
» The state butterfly of Oklahoma.
» The ant underneath was just a bonus!
» January, 2022 edit: And still my *only* Black Swallowtail.
Not posted today: A “circle-of-life” photo of a jumping spider that had captured a skipper (butterfly); see it here, http://bugguide.net/node/view/843996
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