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Male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly

Papilio glaucus

Description:

most common easily recognized butterfly; yellow with tiger stripes (male doesn't have the row of striking blue chevrons and an iridescent blue wash over parts of the interior hindwing); maybe 4 inches across

Habitat:

Urban schoolyard

Notes:

On Abelia plant

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Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Aug 3, 2015
Submitted on Aug 4, 2015

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