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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Papilio glaucus

Description:

Yellow Butterfly with black stripes on the front of the wings and around the edges of the wings. Also near the base of the wings are blue and orange spots above where the tip of the tail forks out.

Habitat:

Places where there are flowers to gather nectar.

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AshleyAkers
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AshleyAkers

West Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jun 20, 2011
Submitted on Jun 21, 2011

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