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Eastern Tiger Swalowtails

Papilio glaucus

Description:

large butterflies.

Habitat:

found in woodland, feeding on garden flowers and wildflowers.

Notes:

appears to be a male and female of the same species due to similar patterning but different coloring. Please let me know if this is two separate species.

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2 Comments

bbprevas
bbprevas 11 years ago

Thanks Keith!

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

The dark one is a dark-form female. The other is a male.

bbprevas
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bbprevas

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Jul 28, 2012
Submitted on Jul 31, 2012

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