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Spice-bush Swallowtail
Butterfly.--The upper side of the male is accurately depicted in the plate. The female has less bluish-green on the upper side of the hind wings. Expanse, 3.75-4.25 inches.
Early Stages.--The caterpillar lives upon the leaves of the common spicewood and sassafras, and draws the edges of a leaf together, thus forming a nest in which it lies hidden.
The insect is found throughout the Atlantic States and in the Mississippi Valley.