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Eastern tiger swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Photo by AnnaWhipkey
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

black form of the female eastern tiger swallowtail

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Eastern tiger swallowtail

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Comments (4)
AnnaWhipkey
Thanks KarenL, I'm pretty excited that you've used my spotting in today's blog! Now if I could only get a SOTD!
KarenL
Congratulations Anna, this spotting is featured in the Project Noah blog today! http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/30390277047/the-great-pretenders
AnnaWhipkey
Alice, I think both common names can be used. "Eastern" also distinguishes it from the Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus.

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