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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Description:

Tiger swallowtail, female, dark color form, "intermediate transition in color form"

Habitat:

Woodlands and Tall Grass Prairies

Notes:

Sadly, Tiger swallowtail populations appear to be negatively correlated with climate change.

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2 Comments

EmilieChich
EmilieChich 11 years ago

What a beautiful butterfly!

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Beautiful capture of the gorgeous butterfly!

TomElliott
Spotted by
TomElliott

Wisconsin, USA

Spotted on Aug 1, 2010
Submitted on Dec 26, 2012

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