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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Photo by Annie T
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Field Notes

Notes:

Males participate in a behavior called puddling, in which they congregate on mud, damp gravel, or puddles.They extract sodium ions and amino acids from these sources which aid in reproduction. I think this is a male because he refused to leave the rather busy driveway of Moore Water Gardens.

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