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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Papilio glaucus

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Field Notes

Description:

A bright yellow and black butterfly, about 8 cm wingspan.

Habitat:

We found the caterpillar on the sidewalk one morning. A friend kept him through the metamorphosis and then released the butterfly.

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Eastern tiger swallowtail

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PublishedAugust 13, 2011

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