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Insects
Dark swallowtail with blue-green hindwing clouding, tied to spicebush and sassafras.
Field facts
HabitatMoist woodland, shrub layers
RangeStatewide
When to lookMay to September
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesPipevine Swallowtail, Dark Tiger Swallowtail female
Field note: Its caterpillar has big false eyespots and looks startlingly like a small snake.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Do not clear spicebush thickets; they are the whole life cycle.
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