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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Male)

Papilio glaucus

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Male) Papilio glaucus

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Male)
Papilio glaucus


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3 Comments

bill.schneekloth
bill.schneekloth 7 years ago

Thanks for the link

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 7 years ago

Here is a link to a website with more information. http://bugguide.net/node/view/491

Thane Wilcox
Thane Wilcox 7 years ago

The males are just Black and Yellow, but the Females come in two different morphs, one very similar to the male but with blue spots on the hindwing. The other morph is black still with blue spots. Makes for a very beautiful sight when they are seen together.

bill.schneekloth
Spotted by
bill.schneekloth

New Jersey, USA

Spotted on Jul 10, 2016
Submitted on Jul 10, 2016

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