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windsor224 Haycock,Bucks County, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 29, 2008

If someone can help me to identify this type of butterfly I can add it to the database on this site. They are blue on the inside and orange on the outside of the wings.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 29, 2008

They look like the Spicebush Swallowtails:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spicebush_Swallowtail

They're beautiful!

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 29, 2008

These look like spicebush swallowtails (Papilio troilus) - see http://www.carolinanature.com/butterflies/spicebushswt.html

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windsor224 Haycock,Bucks County, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 01, 2008

Thank you so much. You are both correct. I looked at the link pics and that's exactly what they are. They ARE beautiful.

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