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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (black phase female)

Papilio polyxenes

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Papilio glaucus, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio glaucus - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
Eduardo.Rodriguez
Hi ForestDragon, Thank for your help on my first butterfly spotting! It was hard for me to identify it, so I appreciate the help. It did not helped me that I was looking at my pictures as if it was the same butterfly. Eduardo
ForestDragon
It looks like you have two different butterflies here. The one in the first image looks like a black phase female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus: http://bugguide.net/node/view/912485/bgimage The butterfly in the second two images (with the damaged hindwing), looks like a female Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor: http://bugguide.net/node/view/963499/bgimage Check out the links and see what you think. These guys can be tricky but there are a few distinctions that can help separate them. :-)

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PublishedAugust 4, 2014

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