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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Photo by SheaEckert
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

This guy just happened to flutter in front of me while I was holding my camera. Unfortunately, I think he was hurt because even though I got extremely close he would only flutter and move a little.

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Comments (4)
SheaEckert
That's possible. The thing was that it seemed to try to move away, but stopped like it couldn't, but that just could be me ;)
HeatherMiller
I have seen these in my yard and sometimes they just sit and don't move much. Then they fly away...so maybe it wasn't hurt.

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PublishedJuly 20, 2011

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