Saturday, 31 July 2010

black swallowtail


Black swallowtail

order Lepidoptera
family Papilionidae
genus Papilio
species P. polyxenes

characteristics
-upper surface of wing is mostly black, yellow dots located on edge of wings. Females have an itidescent blue back

adaptations
-bad tasting because of the toxins it absords from its host plants.

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