ADW: papilio_cresphontes.jpg

Lytle, Melody

Identification

Papilio cresphontes

Caption

Giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Subject
Live Animal

Type
Photo

Life Stages And Gender
Adult/Sexually Mature

Anatomy
Body Parts :: Wings

Anatomy
Coloration/Patterning :: Aposematic

Contributors

Melody Lytle (photographer; copyright holder; identification)

Conditions of Use

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Credit the Photographer

The Animal Diversity Web's use of this image is licensed by Melody Lytle under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License; use of the image must credit the photographer:

Photo by Melody Lytle. License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

To cite this page: Lytle, M.2013. "papilio_cresphontes.jpg" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed March 20, 2025 at https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/melody_lytle/papilio_cresphontes/

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