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swallowtail

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

It's a bit ragged, so I'm not sure whether it is a ate season pale swallowtail or an uncharacteristically pale tiger

Species ID Suggestions

Pale Swallowtail

Papilio eurymedon

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Comments (5)

@Jellis Pale Swallowtail =]
I'll have to dig up the folder. I'm sure I took a couple dozen at least. Although looking at the spotting, if I only posted one.....
You could always just go with Papilio sp. :-) I agree that it is difficult to tell. Do you have any other images, say, with the tails in it?
I agree it's a tough call. Sometimes the pale swallowtails get to looking ghostly white. That looks kinda washed out white in color, but it could be an artifact of the camera angle, etc. http://greennature.com/article1967.html
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PublishedJuly 30, 2016

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