Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

A swallowtail in our garden. One of the most "cooperative" species of butterflies for being photographed.

The species and sex IDs are straightforward: the blue wash indicates that this is a "light-morph female"; see http://bugguide.net/node/view/491#id

Confirmed at BugGuide as female “Papilio glaucus” or “Eastern Tiger Swallowtail”; http://bugguide.net/node/view/1442608

Species pages:
» BAMONA, http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Papilio-glaucus
» BugGuide, http://bugguide.net/node/view/491

1 year ago (“Monterey Bay”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2016-07-23
2 years ago (“Banded Hairstreak (if a bit beaten up)”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-07-23
3 years ago (“Cabbage White”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-07-23
4 years ago (“Zebra Swallowtail”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-07-23
5 years ago (“‘Hey, it’s not an Eastern Amberwing!’*”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-07-23
6 years ago (“In the shade of an old, oak tree II”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-07-23

[ IMG_7206S12x8Utm :: f/7.1 :: 1/400" :: ISO-200 :: 250mm ]

[Simply Amanda]

Exquisite!!

[Maggiemae]

Couldn't be better - if its a crop, the focus is excellent! fav

[Jane Anderson]

What a beauty!

[Lisa Pouncy]

Beautiful xx

[Thom Mitchell]

@maggiemae I cropped about 10% from the upper-left corner of the original. My EF IS 55-250mm lens is pretty good, but after the eclipse (now), I'd like a better lens. Or a telescope. I can't decide!! Thanks for the FAV!