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Palamedes swallowtail

Palamedes swallowtail (Papilio palamedes) [male dorsal] [male ventral]
Photo © Michael Jeffords/Susan Post

Features and Behaviors

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Illinois Range

Taxonomy

​Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae

Illinois Status: rare stray

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