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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus Linnaeus

Photo by SeanCorcoran
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Flower garden in Roanoke Virginia

Habitat:

Flower garden in Roanoke Virginia

Notes:

Virginia designated the tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus Linnaeus) as the official state insect in 1991.

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