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Eastern tiger swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Photo by LeslieF
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Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Tiger Swallotail

Papilio glaucus

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Dan Doucette
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Comments (5)
KarenSaxton
Never heard of the black form before, but that's really close too http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Papilio-glaucus
KarenSaxton
pipevine swallowtail http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Battus-philenor or maybe spicebush swallowtail http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Papilio-troilus
Christiane
I don't know the ID for this beautiful butterfly... but the flower is an Echinacea.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinacea..

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