Eastern Tiger Swallowtail [Filler]

The dark form female. I liked this shot for the purple flower visible through the hole in the forewing. Another filler as I’m making sure the house is ship-shape for Clare’s return this evening. :)

» ID’ed as Papilio glaucus or “Eastern Tiger Swallowtail” at BAMONA
» Submitted as Papilio glaucus or “Eastern Tiger Swallowtail” at BugGuide
» Species pages: [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ] [ UK Butterflies* ]
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* A single specimen was captured by a boy at Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland in late September (or early October) 1932 and is believed to have been accidentally imported from North America.

Looking back
1 year ago: “Butterfly weed pods”
2 years ago: “The need never stops [Filler]”
3 years ago: “Travel day’s reward”
4 years ago: “Painted Lady”
5 years ago: “Cabbage White”
6 years ago: “Pearl Crescent [filler #17]” (When I was numbering fillers — how cute!)
7 years ago: “Poke salad Annie, Gator's got your granny!”
8 years ago: “Carpenter-mimic Leaf-cutter Bee”
9 years ago: “Ladder Toss”
10 years ago: “‘Dorsal’ view: Gotcha!”
11 years ago: “Photo treasures” (Wow — this was 11 years ago already)

[ IMG_3634S12x9tm :: 60mm ]