Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Black Swallowtail Butterfly



Scientific Name: Papilio Polyxenes

Common Name: Black Swallowtail Butterfly

Gender: Male

Size: Grow to About 2.5 cenimeters (Body) Wing Spand is 8-10 cenimeters

Range: North America

Food: Nectar From Flowers. Specifically Butterfly Bushes.

Location Found: Rhonda's House on her Butterfly Bush by the Pool.

Other Information: To tell the difference from a boy and girl you look at the wings, if it is a girl it will have a blue line at the bottom of it's tail.


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Emily James

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