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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Papilio » Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, black form female - Papilio glaucus - female
Copyright © 2006 Ted Kropiewnicki

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, black form female - Papilio glaucus - Female
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
August 20, 2006
On Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata 'David')
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Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 27 November, 2007 - 9:21pm
Last updated 28 November, 2007 - 7:44pm

Eastern Tiger, black form female
you can just make out the faint stripes on the right forewing.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 27 November, 2007 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Papilio glaucus
Thank you for the ID, it was a surprise!
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 28 November, 2007 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, my first one was surprising too.
After a few sightings in FL, I realized these ones are generally larger than the other black swallowtails I commonly saw, which can often help with distant ID.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 28 November, 2007 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

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