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Photo by twojrs2
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Field Notes

Description:

Thought this might be a tiger stripped, but lower marking are red and blue dots?

Habitat:

Flowers

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, female

Papilio glaucus

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ForestDragon
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Comments (1)
StirredMocha
Looks like Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). These butterflies do normally have the red and blue dots on the hindwings.

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Mission
The Bug Chicks Sofa Safari

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PublishedAugust 13, 2014

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