In Memoriam: jrix
Year Of The Tiger
Eastern Tiger Swallowtails are plentiful this year. This male was visiting the Lantana blossoms in the hanging basket on our front porch.
"Females can be either yellow or black. Black form females are similar to the other dark swallowtails. Look for the pale yellow thin crescents on the trailing edge of the hindwing, unlike the pale blue half-moons of Spicebush Swallotail and the row of oval whitish spots well in from the edge on Pipevine Swallowtail." ~ Will Cook, Associate in Research, Nicholas School of the Environment, Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Duke University.
Year Of The Tiger
Eastern Tiger Swallowtails are plentiful this year. This male was visiting the Lantana blossoms in the hanging basket on our front porch.
"Females can be either yellow or black. Black form females are similar to the other dark swallowtails. Look for the pale yellow thin crescents on the trailing edge of the hindwing, unlike the pale blue half-moons of Spicebush Swallotail and the row of oval whitish spots well in from the edge on Pipevine Swallowtail." ~ Will Cook, Associate in Research, Nicholas School of the Environment, Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Duke University.