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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Description:

Female (Light Form)

Notes:

Spotted many in the garden outside the SERC Reed Center. Probably not the same individuals.

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2 Comments

JimmyE
JimmyE 10 years ago

its a female yellow form. you can tell because it has more blue spots than the male. also black form is always female and it has more blue spots than the male as well.
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecolog...

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

Very beautiful series!

SallyMoranParker
Spotted by
SallyMoranParker

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Jul 30, 2013
Submitted on Aug 3, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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