Pale Swallowtail Post Earrings Post earrings This wonderful butterfly overwinters as

This wonderful butterfly overwinters as an adult

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Pale Swallowtail Post Earrings Post earrings This wonderful butterfly overwinters asPale Swallowtail Post Earrings Papilio eurymedon This common black and white butterfly is sometimes mistaken for the Zebra Swallowtail of Eastern North America. However, it's size and coloration on closer examination really set it apart with hints of blue and red within the wing structures. There is one spring early summer flight in Oregon, where one can witness hundreds on male butterflies drinking water at mud puddles and springs in forest canyons.