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Eastern tiger swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Description:

Females may be either yellow or black, making them dimorphic. The yellow morph is similar to the male, but with a conspicuous band of blue spots along the hindwind, while the dark morph is almost completely black.

Habitat:

Wooded area

Notes:

The last photo was on a different day but the same place

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1 Comment

AliceGreenup
AliceGreenup 10 years ago

Gorgeous spot Maria!

Maria dB
Spotted by
Maria dB

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Apr 21, 2013
Submitted on May 4, 2013

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