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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 » Canadian Tiger Swallowtail - Hodges#4183.2 (Papilio canadensis)
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Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, heavily patterned female, 1:22pm - Papilio canadensis - female
Copyright © 2008 James Bailey

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, heavily patterned female, 1:22pm - Papilio canadensis - Female
Elk Island NP, Alberta, Canada
June 8, 2008
It was very different from others, from the thicker and more spread out black bars to the far more blue patches on the hindwing. It looks exactly like a Pale, or is it just a variation of the Canadian Tiger??

First wild papillionid photographed, quite an acheivement for me..
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Contributed by James Bailey on 30 September, 2008 - 8:12pm
Last updated 19 January, 2009 - 11:31am

Canadian Tiger
It's a typical female, which are heavier patterned (some more than others), often with more blue. Compare with this one:
… David J. Ferguson, 30 September, 2008 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks,
… James Bailey, 1 October, 2008 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

Congratulations on your first!
Thought you'd find this post interesting:

The Pales here in Southern California are marked like yours, but colored much whiter. I've given up trying to figure these out.
… Ron Hemberger, 30 September, 2008 - 9:04pm login or register to post comments

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