Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (female) (Papilio glaucus) | Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

Large Papilionid butterfly. Pale yellow with black stripes on forewings. This species has dimorphic females (come in both yellow and black). Yellow female morphs are very similar to males--but females have a light (powdery) dusting of blue color near the blue/orange markings of the upperside of the hindwings. This specimen is a female.

Habitat:

Dirt road/sunlit clearing near dense, moist mixed hardwood forest.

Reference Links:

Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio glaucus - Overview, Papilio glaucus - Wikipedia

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