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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

Yes, I was one of those chasing butterflies on a day with a heat index of 108. Yet, I quit after an hour. Frankly, the colors really "popped" on this one. Photographed on wild Bergamot at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center in Holly Springs, Mississippi.

 

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Uploaded on June 26, 2015
Taken on June 26, 2015