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Western Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio rutulus

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Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus Butterflies of North America - Papilio rutulus


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2 Comments

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

kcurtain is correct - Maryland has the Eastern Tiger. Here is a list of the most common butterflies in Maryland for your future reference. :) http://www.thebutterflysite.com/maryland...

kcurtain
kcurtain 10 years ago

Unless the location is wrong on the map, then this is definitely an eastern, not a western, tiger swallowtail. They look almost identical, but the western's range does not extend anywhere near Maryland.

hmalcomson
Spotted by
hmalcomson

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Sep 9, 2012
Submitted on Sep 11, 2012

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