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An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly feeding on Common Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) in the central wetland area at Huntley Meadows Park. This individual is a female, as indicated by the blue and orange markings on the lower edge of its hindwings. Tiger Swallowtail is the State Insect of Virginia. Related Resources: 1) Common Buttonbush http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Butt... 2) List of U.S. state insects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S...
Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...
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Spotted on Jul 23, 2012
Submitted on Jul 29, 2012
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