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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 6 years ago

It looks like you have two different species here. The first image is a Black Swallowtail ( Papilio polyxenes asterius). Here is a link to compare: http://bugguide.net/node/view/298231

The second image is definitely an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail as you have identified. :-)

AmyLang
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AmyLang

South Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Spotted on Jul 28, 2013
Submitted on Aug 4, 2013

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