insectish: “Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Female swallowtails are dimorphic, meaning two distinct phenotypes (morphs) exist. In the dark morph, areas that are normally yellow are replaced with black or dark gray. The signature “tiger...
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insectish: “Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Female swallowtails are dimorphic, meaning two distinct phenotypes (morphs) exist. In the dark morph, areas that are normally yellow are replaced with black or dark gray. The signature “tiger...
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insectish:

Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Female swallowtails are dimorphic, meaning two distinct phenotypes (morphs) exist. In the dark morph, areas that are normally yellow are replaced with black or dark gray. The signature “tiger stripe” pattern can still be seen on the underside of some dark females. These butterflies live in deciduous broadleaf woods, forest edges, river valleys, parks, and suburbs of the eastern United States.

Photographs by TexasEagle and jjjj56cp

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