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It's a bit ragged, so I'm not sure whether it is a ate season pale swallowtail or an uncharacteristically pale tiger
I'll have to dig up the folder. I'm sure I took a couple dozen at least. Although looking at the spotting, if I only posted one.....
You could always just go with Papilio sp. :-) I agree that it is difficult to tell. Do you have any other images, say, with the tails in it?
I agree it's a tough call. Sometimes the pale swallowtails get to looking ghostly white. That looks kinda washed out white in color, but it could be an artifact of the camera angle, etc.
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