Lepidoptera.Net - Papilio glaucus

Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera) : Papilionoidea : Papilionidae :
Papilio glaucus

Papilio glaucus - Tiger Swallowtail, Male, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan

Papilio glaucus - Tiger Swallowtail, Male, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan

Cobb Co., GA, USA - August 5, 2000
Male

Papilio glaucus - Tiger Swallowtail, Males, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan

Cobb Co., GA, USA - May 1, 1999
Males

Papilio glaucus - Tiger Swallowtail, Male, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan

Cobb Co., GA, USA - May 1, 1999
Male

Papilio glaucus - Tiger Swallowtail, Female, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan

Cobb Co., GA, USA - July 31, 1999
Female

Papilio glaucus - Tiger Swallowtail, Dark form female, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan

Cobb Co., GA, USA - September 6, 1999
Dark form female

This is the state butterfly of Georgia, and one of my favorites since childhood. The dark form females are mimics of the foul-tasting Pipevine Swallowtail.

More on Papilio glaucus at USGS Northern Prarie Wildlife Research Center

Larval information on Papilio glaucus at USGS Northern Prarie Wildlife Research Center

More Papilio glaucus images at J. Adams' "Georgia Lepidoptera" site

More Papilio glaucus images at J. Flynn's "Georgia Butterflies" site

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