1. Butterflies usually are identified by the colors and patterns on their wings. Butterflies have four wings. The two wings near the butterfly's head are "forewings while
ead are forewings while
the wings near the butterfly's tail are "hindwings. You can use the following dichotomous key to identify four common butterfly species in North America.
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Hindwings pointed
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Hindwings rounded ..................... Goto 3
Wings mainly yellow ............... Papilio glaucus
Wings mainly black .............. Papilio polyxenes
Wings orange with black piping...Danaus plexippus
Wings yellow with black edges..... Colias philodice
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Based on the key, what speries of butterfly is shown below?
A Papilio glaucus