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Date

[ca. 1816-1818]

Description

Two swallow tailed butterflies - one yellow spotted black and one black spotted yellow. According to artist's note, `Feeds on the prickly Ash, and the Orange trees. Is to be met in the gardens of the city of Savannah, and the neighbourhood, but not a few miles back in the inland parts.'

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Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Georgia, USA

Country

USA