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Pterourus glaucus
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail can be identified by its large size and bright yellow color with black tiger stripes. Male tiger swallowtails have a few orange and blue spots near the tail. Females have both a light and dark form. After mating, female tiger swallowtails lay eggs on leaves of host plants which include Yellow Poplar, Black Willow, Black Cherry, American Hornbeam, Red Maple, Spicebush, American Elm, and Sassafras.
This yellow tiger swallowtail butterfly was spotted in a meadow at Gunpowder Falls State Park in Kingsville, Maryland.
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Thank you Rob Thacker.
Beautiful, nice spotting Mary