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spicebush swallowtail

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spicebush swallowtail

 
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–noun
a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio troilus, having a dark body with yellow spots on the forewings and greenish hind wings.
Also called troilus butterfly.

Origin:
1900–05
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spicebush swallowtail  
n.  A large swallowtail (Papilio troilus) of eastern North America that feeds on spicebushes, having dark forewings with yellow marginal spots and bluish-green hindwings.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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