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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Fluted Swallowtails (Papilionini) » Papilio » Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Hodges#4176 (Papilio glaucus)
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Blue and black Butterfly - Papilio glaucus - female
Copyright © 2014 Deanne M.

Blue and black Butterfly - Papilio glaucus - Female
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
May 2, 2014
This butterfly and many like it were along a wooded hiking trail. It appears to be a type of swallowtail, maybe? Very pretty.
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Contributed by Deanne M. on 14 May, 2014 - 6:37pm
Last updated 15 May, 2014 - 8:45am

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… William Edwards, 15 May, 2014 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

Possibly an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
I am not an expert at Lepidoptera but it does remind me of the dark form of Eastern tiger swallowtail. The other image you posted is the "normal" form.


I will let someone else weigh in on it.
… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 14 May, 2014 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Jimmy is correct
It is the dark form of a female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus.
For the black colored swallowtails, often a view of the underside can make an easier ID.
If the sun shines through their wings you can still see the tiger stripes.
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… Jeff Brown, 14 May, 2014 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

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