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Giant Swallowtail
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| Scientific Name: | Papilio cresphontes
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| Habitat & Flight Period: | Woodland areas / May - August
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| Comment: | Largest butterfly in McHenry County with a wingspan of 4-6 inches. Larvae resemble bird droppings and chrysalides resemble dead leaves. The caterpillars feed at night upon the leaves of the Prickly Ash tree. Mostly yellow underwings and body.
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