Mike Powell

I haven’t seen too many butterflies yet this season so I was happy yesterday to encounter several Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) butterflies at a local garden. The few that I have seen during the past few weeks have been pretty damaged but the male I photographed was in great condition. The female had some damage to one of her “tails” but otherwise was almost perfect.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail male in perfect condition

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail female with damaged tail

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Posted in Bugs, Flowers, Gardening, Insects, Nature, Photography | Tagged butterfly, Canon 100mm macro lens, Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, green spring gardens, swallowtail butterfly | 4 Comments

4 Responses

1. on July 22, 2012 at 2:12 am | Reply Sue

   Nice photos of both! I never realized they were so different, but the male lacks the blue in the hind wings.

   
   
   • on July 22, 2012 at 3:08 am | Reply Mike Powell

     I think I have them correctly identified. The female also comes in a greyish version too, if I am not mistaken.

     
     
2. on July 23, 2012 at 11:22 am | Reply Diva's in Christ

   Love the colors

   
   
3. on August 12, 2012 at 2:13 am | Reply A Swallowtail in a different light « Mike Powell

   […] set it apart from other photos I have taken of the same species. (See my postings from 8 August and 21 July for other shots of the Eastern Tiger […]

   
   

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