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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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What type of Moth is this? - Papilio glaucus
Copyright © 2019 coffeecup22

What type of Moth is this? - Papilio glaucus
Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
August 23, 2019
Size: 5"
Does anyone know the type of moth this is?
I found it stuck in some grass and helped it to fly out.
Thank you!
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Contributed by coffeecup22 on 23 August, 2019 - 1:53pm
Last updated 24 August, 2019 - 6:38am

Moved to Papilio glaucus.
Moved from ID Request.

Yes, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Very pale, but that is mostly due to wear, I think.
… Ken Allison, 24 August, 2019 - 6:38am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Yes, you are correct. Thank you for the info!
… coffeecup22, 24 August, 2019 - 6:48am login or register to post comments

papilio spec.
Looks like a butterfly, papilio spec to me (maybe p. glaucus?) but i'm not an expert..
… Bart Schoenmakers, 23 August, 2019 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Yes, you are correct. You are an expert! Thank you for the info.
… coffeecup22, 24 August, 2019 - 6:50am login or register to post comments

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