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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Description:

Large yellow butterfly with black tiger stripes. Blue iridescent spots on upperside of hindwing.

Habitat:

It was on a Vitex tree in an area of mixed meadow and woods.

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2 Comments

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Pretty...

East End aka Lorelei
East End aka Lorelei 11 years ago

Beautiful spotting!

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on May 22, 2012
Submitted on May 29, 2012

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