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Insects
Indiana's largest butterfly, brown with a bold yellow diagonal X.
Field facts
HabitatWoodland edges, prickly-ash thickets
RangeStatewide, commoner south
When to lookJune to September
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesEastern Tiger Swallowtail
Field note: The caterpillar is a convincing bird-dropping mimic.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Prickly ash looks like a weed but hosts this species; leave it standing.
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