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Eastern tiger swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Rather tatty faded swallowtail butterfly

Habitat:

Semi rural wildlife habitat

Reference Links:

Species Papilio glaucus - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

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KeithRoragen
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Comments (4)
KeithRoragen
Yeah, it's not your typical dark morph female in that you cannot see the tiger stripes from the underside.
KarenL
Thanks for the correction Keith - she was so faded she was a little ambiguous looking.
KarenL
Thanks Ashley! It's so nice to see butterflies again - it feels like spring is finally here!

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PublishedApril 16, 2013

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