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Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:51:57 +0000
From: Richard Stickney (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...>
Subject: Palamedes Swallowtail in Durham

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Hi all,

This morning Greg Dodge and I spent awhile observing a Palamedes Swallowtai=
l right in front of the MLS Butterfly House. Best of all, it was showing gr=
eat interest in our redbay and appeared to oviposit several times. We'll ke=
ep watching this summer!

Richard Stickney
NC Museum of Life & Science
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rstickney<http://www.flickr.com/photos/rstickn=
ey>

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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">This morning Greg D=
odge and I spent awhile observing a Palamedes Swallowtail right in front of=
the MLS Butterfly House. Best of all, it was showing great interest in our=
redbay and appeared to oviposit several
times. We&#8217;ll keep watching this summer!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">Richard Stickney<o:=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt">NC Museum of Life &=
amp; Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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ww.flickr.com/photos/rstickney" originalSrc=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos=
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