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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on white buddleia

Pterourus glaucus

Photo by MickGrant
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Our garden is an attractor today, This creature kept showing off! 79-140mm (noted two small rents in each wing showed green on some shots)Males and some females have yellow with black tiger-stripes across wings and black borders spotted with yellow - large black tail - row of blue patches inside margins with orange spots aabove and sometimes below. Dak form females are black above with border yellow blue and orange.

Habitat:

Broadleaf woodland glades, gardens parks orchards river sides (we are about a mile from river)

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Comments (4)

Thank you - they are lovely creatures
Yes - holding my breath as I took the shots
Precious! It must have been a big one :-)

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