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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) |
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly is one of my favorites. It's also my state of Alabama's state mascot and official butterfly and I actually just discovered this. The Monarch Butterfly is listed as the state insect. That sounds a little confusing, two butterflies? In 1989 it was requested by the Selma, Alabama council that the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail become official butterfly for the state. Selma is also known as the butterfly capital of Alabama. Another interesting fact that I never knew. Some Eastern Tiger Swallowtail can be yellow with tiger stripes. Identifying this butterfly at first was a little confusing. It's similar to the Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) and Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) both of which I have photographed and I am sharing blogs about. All of these are black with beautiful blues. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail can be found in Eastern North America, from Ontario, south to the Gulf coast, west to the Colorado plains and to central Texas. This time of year I love to watch for butterflies and now I am learning their names along with much information. I'm discovering God's creation and I hope you will too.
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) |
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