Foolproof tricks for identifying butterflies?
9 years ago
I am terrible at identifying butterflies. A couple of days ago I thought I had a Palamedes, except the yellow bars on the shoulders looked too small and I am not quiet in their range. (But somebody in my area had a Zebra Longwing, and that's not right either) Not long ago somebody posted the "trick" that Spicebush swallowtail has two rows of orange comets, Pipevine has one. Does anybody have some similar hints to help me out?
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