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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Photo by ShannonGraham
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Comments (4)
ceherzog
Alice, I think this might actually be the dark female form of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus. It mimics the distasteful Pipevine Swallowtail for protection from predators. http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/eastern_tiger_swallowtail.htm Maybe someone else out there could verify this
alicelongmartin
I think it is an Eastern Black Swallotail,such a nice intense blue

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