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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Butterflies and Skippers</title>
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		<title>Two Tailed Swallowtails Emerge</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/16/two-tailed-swallowtails-emerge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Awaiting Papilio rutulus or Papilio multicaudata?)
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:42 PM
After a refreshing 10 month nap&#8230;the swallowtails have emerged.  It looks like they are Two-Tailed: you were so right.  The tell-tale (tail   ) sign was the _/*thinly*/_ ringed blue/green spot inside the yellow eye spots&#8230;the Western looks almost the same [...]


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		<title>Zebra Swallowtail</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/15/zebra-swallowtail-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What kind of butterfly is this?
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 7:01 AM
I just found this butterfly in our front yard today. I&#8217;ve never seen one like it around here. I live in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Karen
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dear Karen,
In our opinion, the Zebra Swallowtail is the most elegant of the North American Swallowtails, a family graced with numerous [...]


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		<title>Imperial Sunstreak from Ecuador and Identification Assistance Request</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/31/imperial-sunstreak-from-ecuador-and-identification-assistance-request/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/31/imperial-sunstreak-from-ecuador-and-identification-assistance-request/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 20:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need ID for Neo tropical Conservation Project
Sat, May 30, 2009 at 6:13 PM
I won t post any photos here as there are too many but all of them are visible on flickr at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigal_river_conservation_project_ecuador/sets/
If anybody can help in narowing some of the identifications, it would be greatly appreciated. The place is also available for research. Thanks [...]


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		<title>Puddling Pipevine Swallowtails</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/17/puddling-pipevine-swallowtails/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/17/puddling-pipevine-swallowtails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 14:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are these butterflies the same species, even though they look so different?
Sat, May 16, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Hi there; I was in the Smokey Mountains yesterday (May 2009) taking pictures and happened upon these little guys. At first I thought they were two different species and thought it was strange they were just kind of [...]


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		<title>Black Swallowtail</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/16/black-swallowtail-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/16/black-swallowtail-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 14:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful Butterfly you might be interested in
Sat, May 16, 2009 at 4:58 AM
I found this guy resting on my azeala bush a few days ago, thought he was beautiful and grabbed my camera. I have never see a butterfly like this in Long Island, NY and possible ideas?
Mary R.
Long Island
Good Morning Mary,
We hated cropping your [...]


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		<title>Ruddy Daggerwing:  Caterpillar and Imago</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/14/ruddy-daggerwing-caterpillar-and-imago/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/14/ruddy-daggerwing-caterpillar-and-imago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 13:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brush Footed Butterflies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ruddy Daggerwing photos
Wed, May 13, 2009 at 2:55 PM
I have raised a few of these cats to butterflies for my children to see the entire process. I hope you enjoy the photos. I love your website.
Karen
Miami, Florida
Hi Karen,
Wonderful contributions like your metamorphosis images of a Ruddy Daggerwing, Marpesia petreus, help to make our website interesting.  [...]


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		<title>Sheridan&#8217;s Green Hairstreak:  State Butterfly of Wyoming</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/10/sheridans-green-hairstreak-state-butterfly-of-wyoming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/10/sheridans-green-hairstreak-state-butterfly-of-wyoming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 14:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wyoming&#8217;s state butterfly
Sun, May 10, 2009 at 5:39 AM
Hi Lisa Anne and Daniel, this past winter Wyoming was first designated a state butterfly, the Sheridan&#8217;s Green Hairstreak. The process was begun by some Sheridan County third grade students as a civics project. They wanted it to be the state insect but a sponsoring Sheridan legistator [...]


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		<title>Mating Mourning Cloaks</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/30/mating-mourning-cloaks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/30/mating-mourning-cloaks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brush Footed Butterflies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brown Butterflies Mating in Flagstaff, AZ
Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Hello, today, April 29, 2009, I noticed 2 brown butterflies mating on the side-railing of my porch. At first, I thought the wood was peeling and went closer to pull it off, but realized that they were butterflies in the throes of passion  [...]


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		<title>Canadian Tiger Swallowtails attracted to putrifying flesh</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/27/canadian-tiger-swallowtails-attracted-to-putrifying-flesh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/27/canadian-tiger-swallowtails-attracted-to-putrifying-flesh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 6:32 PM
I found these butterflies resting around a severed moose leg in Northern Ontario.
Katrena
Timmins
Goodness Gracious Katrena &#8230;
Was a former American vice-presidential candidate in your area?    Male swallowtail butterflies are often attracted to mud puddles where they drink in the moisture which contains essential minerals like sodium.  This behavior [...]


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		<title>Brown Elfin</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/25/brown-elfin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/25/brown-elfin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brown Elfin b&#8217;fly
Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Hi Lisa Anne and Daniel. I noticed you haven&#8217;t a Brown Elfin butterfly on your site. Here is one on juniper that I found in central WY on 4/21.
Peace,
Dwaine
near Casper, WY
Hi Dwaine,
We are going to trust your identification that this is a Brown Elfin, Callophrys augustinus, because [...]


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