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PAPILLON GLAUQUE CANADA [1 record]

Record 1 2016-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A widely distributed swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) of eastern No. America.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Genre Papilio. Papilio glaucus Linné "Le Papillon glauque du Canada" (...) L'adulte, un grand papillon jaune rayé de noir, apparaît dès la fin du mois de mai. Ses couleurs, contrastant violemment entre elles (...) Les ailes secondaires portent deux petites queues faciles à casser. Le mâle possède moins de bleu que la femelle au bas de l'aile secondaire.

Spanish

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