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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Papilio » Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
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Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio canadensis - female
Copyright © 2007 Sharon Perrault

Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio canadensis - Female
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
June 1, 2007
Size: about 8 cm wingspan
Feeding on Honeysuckle in the morning. Would this be an Eastern or a Canadian Tiger Swallowtail? Thank you.
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Contributed by Sharon Perrault on 1 June, 2007 - 8:04pm
Last updated 12 November, 2008 - 2:31am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 10 September, 2007 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

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No way to guarantee that they're the same species, let alone the same specimen.

Here's a thumbnail of the other image, though:
… Chuck Entz, 2 June, 2007 - 8:35pm login or register to post comments

Based on your location, I thi
Based on your location, I think Canadian is more likely, but it is easier to tell if you can see the underside. Do you have any other shots?
… Bobby Grizzard, 1 June, 2007 - 8:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Unfortunately,
I have no shots of it's underside. I only managed to get a couple of photos before it flew away again. Hopefully I'll see it again and I'll try again. Thank you so much.
… Sharon Perrault, 1 June, 2007 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

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