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Papilio glaucus
This unique species of swallowtail is a quick and strong flier, gliding when able. Females can exhibit two different color forms; yellow and black and black and blue. The darker form is more common in the southern states.
Fields, parks, suburbs
Nectar Plants: Butterfly Bush, Dianthus Family, Petunia, Mexican Sunflowers, Chaste Tree Host Plants: Sweet Bay, Willow
Spotted on Aug 20, 2014
Submitted on Mar 19, 2015
2 Comments
Thank you LivanEscudero.
Not 100% certain, but I think this is the black form female of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) similar to this example:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/34972