Weather: Hot Dog, it's hot!, 1 by sunfarm
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sunfarm wrote: Crissy, they are called "red-spotted purples." They do look a lot like the pipevine and spicebush swallowtails in colorings and markings but don't have the extended tails on their hindwings. Supposedly this helps protect them from predators by looking less tasty! I am having fun learning about the butterflies this summer. Here's another picture |