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Male Tiger Swallowtail


Swallowtail caterpillar


Thank you


Eastern or Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, P. glaucus or canadensis


Tiger Swallowtail


Pale Swallowtail -- a distinct possibility


It is beautiful


I vote for...


You are correct, this is an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Pale Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)


Definitely an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Looks like a male Canadian Tiger - Papilio canadensis


I'd Say Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Tiger swallowtail


Looks like a Western Tiger Swallowtail


Tiger Swallowtail


It is a Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail


Probably Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)


Very rare fm. "fletcheri"


Lepidoptra listserv


A likely suspect!


I saw this exact same thing y


Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus)


This is a male Western Tiger Swallowtail


Tiger swallowtail larva, prob


It is a female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


It fits the Pale Tiger Swallowtail best in pattern


a male Tiger Swallowtail


I'm pretty sure this is a Tiger Swallowtail


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)


In impressive group


Tiger Swallowtail


This is an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Western vs. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail?


Swallowtail


Western or Canadian?


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail or Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail


Western Tiger Swallowtail vs Pale Swallowtail


Canadian


larva id.


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


I'm having difficulty disting


The eyes have it?


This is a young Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar


Thank you so much,


Black Swallowtail (male)


I strongly suspect Western Tiger Swallowtail...


In my opinion - Western Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio rutulus


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


What is this doing in Virginia?


Potential addition to Other category?


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Swallowtail Caterpillar


Possible Identification


Canadian tiger swallowtail I


Eastern tiger swallowtail


Western Tiger Swallowtail; P


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Larva ?


Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


Male Pipeline Swallowtail


Yes, swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Pa


.


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar on Ash


eastern tiger swallowtail- fe


Pale Swallowtail?


Black swallowtail


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) - Papilio - Male


Tiger swallowtail


Caterpillar


Caterpillar


Tiger swallowtail caterpillar preparing to pupate


Two tailed tiger swallowtail.


Dark form Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Canadian tiger swallowtail.


Host plant favors Spicebush or Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


In that location, this could be


Two-tailed


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Anise


Canadian tiger swallowtail la


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Prepupal tiger swallowtail la


western tiger swallowtail


Possibly an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Two Tailed Swallowtail


Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Tiger Swallowtail


Either


Dark Female Tiger Swallowtail


Either Eastern or Canadian Tiger


This is a Tiger Swallowtail chrysalis (pupa)


actually a male Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail


Definitely a Tiger Swallowtail,


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail lar


based on the new images,


Western tiger swallowtail. Pa


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - P


Papilionidae, Swallowtail Pupa


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)


Looks like Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.


sometimes early spring individuals of Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Looks like


It is a Tiger Swallowtail,


Even though I can't seen the under side,


actually a nice shot of an Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail


Very unusual looking for a Western Tiger Swallowtail


caterpillar ID


"This could also be P. rutulu


The markings look most like a Canadian Tiger Swallowtial


Yes, and it's about to find a


A Tiger Swallowtail


tiger swallowtail, Papilio gl


No problem, I love butterflie


Are you sure?


eastern tiger swallowtail


It can be hard to tell, especially from photos sometimes


Where they all black?


Do you have an underside view?


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) female


How I tell them apart


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)


Indeed it is a female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Your location doesn't make it certain,


it is a swallowtail Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail dark female


Eastern Tiger and Spicebush


This fellow is a Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Probably Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Black Swallowtail [thumb:1445


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


I've learned more since this was first posted,


Too Far north


Species


It's a pupa of a Tiger Swallowtail butterfly


Swallowtail, genus Papilio


I keep thinking that this might actually be


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.


actually


TIGER swallowtail caterpillar?


Why isn't he green??


Yes, we can confirm that it is missing a tail


Pretty certain...


Papilio zelicaon


Swallowtail looks right


well - actually


Western Tiger Swallowtail?


Hope this helps!


I think that Eastern Tiger Swallowtail...


Tiger Swallowtail


It's a swallowtail


Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pi


A tiger swallowtail maybe?


Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Female tiger?


Yes but...


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)?


Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar


dark form tiger


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, it is.


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


E. Tiger Swallowtail


Female Tiger Swallowtail


Tiger Swallowtail


The results


Tiger


Probably WTS


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Moved


Probably


Swallowtail of some sort


The yellow one on the far right is an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Midsummer Tiger Swallowtail


Check Eastern Tiger Swallowta


Looks like...


Swallowtail caterpillar


Moved to Papilio canadensis.


Swallowtail pupa?


Pictured above P. canadensis f. "fletcheri"


Pictured above: Female P. canadensis f. "fletcheri"


Spicebush Swallowtail


Swallowtail Butterfly


It looks like a female Tiger


Possibly Papilio rutulus?


Eastern Tiger


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail male


Eastern Tiger


swallowtail


A gynandromorph!


White Ash


Tiger swallowtail


Swallowtail caterpillar


Swallowtail


Yes…


Moth eggs


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Anise Swallowtail at range edge with Tiger buddy.


Two different species.


definitely an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Two-tailed


Eastern Tiger


Swallowtail


Jimmy is correct


Not a Leptocercini


Good point Jimmy


close - it is a Swallowtail Chrysalis (empty)


Swallowtail


This is actually a male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Swallowtail


Tiger swallowtail


One of the


a Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar,


Swallowtail


Akeley Swamp butterfly list


It's the Easter Tiger Swallow


I'm not an expert


This is a Pale Swallowtail


Judging by location


looks like a Tiger Swallowtai


definitely a Spicebush.


almost looks like a Canadian Tiger,


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


if you also take a shot of the underside


This is actually looks much more like a Two-tailed Swallowtail


Why not Canadian Swallowtail?


Looks like a female Canadian Tiger,


he's a Canadian Tiger


This is the one that looks more like an Appalachian Tiger


very close relative, but this one is a Western Tiger Swallowtail


swallowtail


Looks like Papilio Polyxenes


swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail dark female


Swallowtail


looks like Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail dark female


2 different species


This is a female Tiger Swallowtail


there also appears to be one black swallowtail


Swallowtail


Looks like female Eastern


Eastern Tiger


Eastern Tiger


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail....


After years of looking at this photograph,


Moved


Kept popping back into Papilio when I tried to move it,


Based on eye spot shape, it is an Eastern or Canadian Tiger


I strongly suspect Western Tiger Swallowtail...


This is definitely a Tiger Swallowtail,


gut reaction


tips


A Cite of Two Tails


This is a Two-tailed Tiger larva


Spicebush eyespots


Tiger, Possibly


Tiger


Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


Clearly doesn't fit with P. glaucus


look at:


Nice shots!


oops


very interesting


It's a Canadian Tiger


It is definitely in the range


Western Tiger Swallowtail, but it is a tad light


Canadian Tiger?


I think this is a light color


Tiger Swallowtails


Western Tiger


Black Swallowtail?


Already in Guide


Thank you! :)Oddly, enoug


Eastern Tiger ST Male


Right,,,,


Black Eastern Tiger ST


Definitely a swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Looks like a Eastern Tiger Sw


So it's the Black Swallowtail


Original article on Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail


Possible Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail


Tiger Swallowtail


again


Interesting


Some caterpillars change color just prior to pupating


Black Swallowtail, I believe


Black Swallowtail


Just a Guess......


Appears to be an . . .


Nice shots!


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Photo needs cropping, but . . .


Error Sorry


Moved


Moved


Moved


Papilio glaucus, female


Yes


ETSW


Looks like...


Butterfly Chrysalis


Appears to be . . .


Looks rather to be


Seems to be


Moved


Question


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


Papilio glaucus?


I'd say yes


Might be a dark form female e


Species is very likely...


Moved


Moved


Moved


NOT Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Moved


Moved


Moved


We must retain well established common names of species ...


ETS


Looks like...


Pale Tiger Swallowtail


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


I'm guessing...


Canada Tiger Swallowtail - Moved


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail dark form female


Possible ID?


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


They do


Howard, I hope that's what it


Yes - Trogus fulvipes…


ID


Western Tiger Swallowtail


We think James was asking the question


Frassed


Moved to Papilio glaucus.


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Frassed - has been identified and not needed for guide.


You need to add the state and


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail female


Moved to Papilio glaucus.


Looks like...


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar


Moved to Papilio eurymedon.


Moved to Papilio glaucus.


Moved to Papilio glaucus.


Moved to Papilio eurymedon


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, dark form female


Intermediate morph


Moved to Papilio glaucus


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


Moved to Papilio eurymedon


Moved to Papilio glaucus


Moved to Papilio eurymedon


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Trogus edwardsiii…


Moved


Moved to Papilio rutulus


Dark female...


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Frassed


Moved to Papilio rutulus


question the identification


swallowtail.


Moved


Frassed


Frassed


Frassed


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Frassed


Papilio glaucus


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail male


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Frassed


Only one image needed for Guide


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Most likely Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)


P. glaucus


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Yes - a female…


Papilio glaucus


Yes, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail female


Further research


dark female Tiger Swallowtail


dark female Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, dark form female


ID of this Butterfly 🦋


Yes, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail female


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


female Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail male


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail female, dark form


To me it looks most like the


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail female


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio canadensis ♂


Pale Tiger Swallowtail male


Western Tiger Swallowtail





Looks like a Eastern Tiger Swallowtail to me.


Looks more like the Eastern T


Papilio glaucus


Yes, dark form Eastern Tiger Swallowtail female


The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly resized


Papilio


Western Tiger Swallowtail Egg and Larva Series


Western Tiger Swallowtail Egg and Larva Series


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Western Tiger Swallowtail cat…


Looks like an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Papilio glaucus


Check out dark form female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


Moved


Western Tiger Swallowtail


An intermediate between the dark and yellow forms of


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail male


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Tiger swallowtail


Tiger swallowtail


No superfamilies with the word "Moths"


Pale Tiger Swallowtail


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail female


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail female


Yes appears to be female


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Looks like Papilio glaucus (E


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, dark form female


Tiger swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, male


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail cat…


Moved


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, female dark form.


.


Thanks for the tip Dave-


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


Moved


It is a Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, female


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, female dark form.


Moved


Cottonwood


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


Eastern tiger swallowtail,


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Western Tiger Swallowtail cat…


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, dark form female


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail cat…


Papilio multicaudatus


I'm pretty sure


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Tiger swallowtail larva


That looks like a...


Papilio glaucus


eggs on PawPaw


butterfly


looks more like a female Papilio canadensis


female Western Tiger Swallowtail


How about this?


Like you said, pre-pupal east


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


I have had the same problem i


Good butterfly


Grateful response:


tiger swallowtail


Tiger Swallowtail


nope


Western Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar


Host plants


It's a male Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


female Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


Papilio…


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Re: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Hello Sasha, you have an East


It is likely...


a male Western Tiger Swallowtail


The one in the back is Papilio eurymedon...


eastern


Papilio Glaucus


Moved


the only thing I can think it


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail cat…


We think that without the second row of yellow spots


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail cat…


Maybe


After years of looking at this and hoping to catch one myself...


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Papilio glaucus


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


2 butterflies vs. 1 butterfly and 1 "insect"


Alabama's State Butterfly & State Insect


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - about half grown


Moved


Possibly


Moved


Association with adults is the best way to tell.


Moved


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


sallowtail?


She is an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


a male Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


Moved


Moved


The two can look a lot alike


Appears to be a female Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


I believe you're right, this


I'd agree


I would probably call it a Ti


Moved


Moved


Moved


a male Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


This one has been nagging at me since it posted.


mmm - this one didn't want to move


Moved


Hate to be a spoil-sport, but -


Hate to throw in a discouraging remark,


Moved


This is an Eastern Tiger


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


yes, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Crabapple could be the host,


Probably correct


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, female, dark form


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, female, dark form


a Tiger Swallowtail pupa


Male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)


Moved


prepupal tiger swallowtail?


It is an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


caterpillar


a female Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


caterpillar


Looks like


Thank you!


Sex


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail?


Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)


Do you have an underside view?


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail?


Moved


Aaron is correct...starting a


Moved


Looks like a Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail


Oak gall wasp


Papilio glaucus


Moved


Moved


It's a male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Definitely a Tiger Swallowtail


Western Tiger Swallowtail


There is a chance that it is a Canadian Tiger


Butterflies are tougher than


Probably correct.


Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Male


Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)


Don't think so


It's a Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail


butterfly caterpillar


They are all Swallowtails,


A male Western Tiger Swallowtail


Young Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar?


It's an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Tiger swallowtail


Looks like a dark-form-female Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


Same butterfly


Oh...


Nice shot!


Re: Butterfly in the Los Altos Hills


The California version . . .


Pale Tiger Swallowtail male


dark female


IDs from a non-expert


yes


Possibly Papilio glaucus...


I agree


Papilio glaucus?


That's what she is,


not an expert...


I've learned more since this was first posted,


It's a Western or Pale Tiger Swallowtail,


Might be


maybe Chinese Mantid + Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


I think...


Moved


Excreting?


Could be...


Yes; I can't tell.


Looks more like a spicebush swallowtail


Interesting!


Female Tiger Swallowtail


It is indeed a Tiger Swallowtail larva,


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)


No


Host Plant


Nice photos, Scott!


Moved


Western Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar- Papilio rutulus


Not a worm...


Moved


Two-tailed Tiger larva


Moved


looks like:


Tiger Swallowtail for sure


eastern tiger swallowtail


Always a spectacular butterfly


I'm guessing


tiger swallowtail


speaking of Western tigers


Western Tiger Swallowtail (Eastern is out of range)


black morph Eastern tiger swallowtail


helps to include what the


butterfly


i


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


nectar


Western Tiger Swallowtail confirmed.


What if . . .


zelicaon?


Well . . .


Not an expert but...


The leaf looks like


Moved


Moved


It dawns on me


I think it's been sitting


went ahead and moved it to Canadian


butterfly


ID


Papilio glaucus


Swallowtail


Hi Nina!


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


Moved


Moved


Moved


Moved


Papilio eurymedon


Moved


Moved


Moved


Moved


Moved


Moved


definitely a female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


dark female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


OK I know I didn't move this twice with one push of the button


Moved


Moved


Papilio glaucus


Papilio glaucus


Moved


Two-tailed tiger swallowtail.


Western Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


Moved


Welcome to BugGuide!


Clear head overrules bad eyes


Yes


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Bad eyes & small photo


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, I think


agreed


yes


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


I think


Moved


Looks like Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Moved


Moved


My Best Bet


wow, this one has me stumped


It's a more yellow variation


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


What do you think of


Moved


Moved


Frassed


Frassed


Papilio rutulus rutulus


Something like a Western Tiger Swallowtail?


Hey Scott:


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)


Anyone from Missouri?


Western Tiger Swallowtail...


Off the map


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


North Carolina


caterpillar


I think it's Papilio glaucus


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


intermediate form female


Scott lumps everything


Papilio glaucus


Not sure what you mean by turning -


I believe it's a Spicebush Swallowtail


tough one


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, female


Female Tiger Swallowtail


Female


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


What we really have here...


Nice shot, Andrew


Thanks, Ron!


I've asked that question, too!


This is Ptourus canadensis -


Western Tiger Swallowtail


Yes, the blue


In my boredom,


Thank you...


No worries


Does it adapt well for other species?


What a good idea


Swallowtail pupae do not hang


I'm wondering if they've come into California


Fantastic!


Definitely a swallowtail, most likely genus Papilio


eastern tiger swallowtail


Interesting & Impressive


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar


How about


Tiger swallowtail


It looks like it was on the upper leaf surface,


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Yes


Pavulaan and Wright say it's a male Appy


Thanks!


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Thanks!


I'm thinking Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on this one


Moved to Tiger Swallowtail


Ah, nice observation!


Looks like it to me.


Tiger Swallowtail Black Form.


Not so sure,


bye bye


Good points, short term and long-term solutions


Male Tiger Swallowtail


Those dung-feeding swallowtails


Are you 100% sure?


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar


Yes, scary isn't it? :)


Maybe


Raising the caterpillar


Where it was found.


Nice shots!


I think


Yes


range


Canadian Tiger Swallowtail


It is


Nice shot and


You guessed it


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar


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