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Zebra Swallowtail - Eurytides marcellus

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Size 2¼ - 3½"
Egg Green egg.
Caterpillar Pea green with yellow and black bands. Cannibalistic
Host / Food Papaw
Broods 2 to 4 broods
Habitat Meadows, borders, riversides, lakeshores and marshes.
Range Great Lakes east to Southern New England, south to Florida, west to Eastern Great Plains.
Notes

As you can tell by the blurry picture I was a little rushed in getting this photo of the Zebra Swallowtail. This is the only one I've ever seen in my life. A really pretty butterfly.

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