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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Photo by RenoTarquinio
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

A butterfly and some bees pollinating flowers along the creek at Beaver Creek Park in Ohio.

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern tiger swallowtail (Female)

Papilio glaucus

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HeatherMiller
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Comments (4)
HeatherMiller
It looks like it was a eaten a bit. But I'm not butterfly expert.
RenoTarquinio
Nice find, but I don't think it is the swallowtail because it doesn't have the, well, swallowtails at the ends of its wings.
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PublishedJune 17, 2011

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