There are some magnificent giants in our midst

The top surfaces of its wings are black with two dramatic butter-cream yellow bands of spots that cross at the spot you could imagine a butterfly having a wrist. Poor substitute I know a written description of a butterfly is poor substitute for a picture, but in the case of the Giant Swallowtail, ev...

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Published inHattiesburg American
Main Author Blackwell, Ron
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hattiesburg, Miss Gannett Media Corp 25.09.2008
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Butterflies & moths
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Summary:The top surfaces of its wings are black with two dramatic butter-cream yellow bands of spots that cross at the spot you could imagine a butterfly having a wrist. Poor substitute I know a written description of a butterfly is poor substitute for a picture, but in the case of the Giant Swallowtail, even good pictures pale in comparison with this wild beauty in flight.