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Pale Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio eurymedon

Photo by PamelaSmith
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ID Suggestion by: ForestDragon

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Species Papilio eurymedon - Pale Tiger Swallowtail - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

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ForestDragon
Nice capture! You may have actually found a Pale Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio eurymedon. The black stripes and wing border are wider looking and wing shape is slightly different. Your butterfly also looks much less yellow than the Western Tiger. Here is a reference so you can compare: Pale Tiger Swallowtail: http://bugguide.net/node/view/40208 Western Tiger Swallowtail: http://bugguide.net/node/view/24573

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