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Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail -dark morph

Papilio glaucus

1 Species ID Suggestions

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, female black form
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4 Comments

aswedishelf
aswedishelf 10 years ago

Thanks! They are really pretty butterflies aren't they?

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

Here is the cheat sheet I use to tell the 4 dark swallowtails apart: http://louisiananaturalist.blogspot.com/...

aswedishelf
aswedishelf 10 years ago

I see that now. Boy do they look a lot alike.

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 10 years ago

Black swallowtails have a second row of yellow dots. On the underside (ventral they will have a second row of orange dots. The dark female form of an eastern tiger does not have these extra rows of yellow or orange dots. Dots only below the blue. Hope this helps.

aswedishelf
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aswedishelf

McKinney, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jun 10, 2013
Submitted on Jun 11, 2013

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