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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; swallowtails</title>
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		<title>Tiger Swallowtail, but what species???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/17/tiger-swallowtail-but-what-species/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/17/tiger-swallowtail-but-what-species/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canadian or Eastern Tiger Swallowtail?
March 15, 2010
This picture was taken May 2009 in upstate NY (near Albany). I&#8217;ve narrowed it down to either a Canadian or Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly and wondered if you could help with a specific identification. Thank you!
Naomi
Albany, NY
Hi Naomi,
We haven&#8217;t the necessary skills to differentiate between the various Tiger Swallowtails [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/05/22/canadian-tiger-swallowtail/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Canadian Tiger Swallowtail'>Canadian Tiger Swallowtail</a> <small>Alaska bug pictures Here are some of my Tiger Swallowtail...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/11/21/tiger-swallowtail-dark-form-and-black-swallowtail/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Tiger Swallowtail Dark Form and Black Swallowtail'>Tiger Swallowtail Dark Form and Black Swallowtail</a> <small>Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail dark form?? Hi Bugman, I L-O-V-E your...</small></li>
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		<title>Zebra Swallowtail</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/12/24/zebra-swallowtail-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[White butterfly with black stripes
December 24, 2009
Just wanted you to confirm that this is a zebra swallowtail. If it isn&#8217;t please identify it for me. It sure likes my G.G. Gerbing Azaleas.
Thanks. Leslie
Saing Francisville, LA
Hi Leslie,
This is a Zebra Swallowtail, Eurytides marcellus, which is well represented on BugGuide.  It is the only species in the [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/04/06/zebra-swallowtail-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Zebra Swallowtail'>Zebra Swallowtail</a> <small>zebra swallowtail I didn&#8217;t see a photo of a zebra...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/09/17/zebra-swallowtail-3/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Zebra Swallowtail'>Zebra Swallowtail</a> <small>Zebra Swallowtail? Saw this in my back yard here in...</small></li>
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		<title>Blue Triangle from Malaysia</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/28/blue-triangle-from-malaysia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/28/blue-triangle-from-malaysia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[black and green colour butterfly
November 27, 2009
I got this butterfly specimen from my teacher. It&#8217;s wing span is about 8cm.
Kit
Malaysia, tropical rain forest
Hi Kit,
We quickly located this Common Bluebottle or Blue Triangle, Graphium sarpedon, on a Butterflies of Malaysia website.  Wikipedia indicates that there are fifteen subspecies with different distributions throughout South and Southeast Asia [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/28/stinging-slug-caterpillar-from-malaysia/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Stinging Slug Caterpillar from Malaysia'>Stinging Slug Caterpillar from Malaysia</a> <small>Stinging slug caterpillar?? September 28, 2009 Hi, I live in...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/28/crow-butterfly-from-malaysia/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Crow Butterfly from Malaysia'>Crow Butterfly from Malaysia</a> <small>black butterfly with blue spot November 27, 2009 This is...</small></li>
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		<title>Mystery Swallowtail is Common Mormon</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/21/mystery-swallowtail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/21/mystery-swallowtail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[unknown black butterfly
October 21, 2009
Thank you for the identification of the Red headed meadow katydid! It is appreciated. My father took this photo Somewhere in southern Alabama or Mississippi and I could not find this particular black swallowtail. Could you help us out please?
South Alabama bug guy
South Alabama
Dear South Alabama bug guy,
In attempting to answer [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/02/09/updated-metamorphosis-of-the-common-mormon-02112008-unknown-swallowtail-butterfly-from-only-eddie-knows-where-is-a-common-mormon/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: UPDATED: Metamorphosis of the Common Mormon (02/11/2008) Unknown Swallowtail Butterfly from &#8220;Only Eddie Knows Where&#8221; is a Common Mormon'>UPDATED: Metamorphosis of the Common Mormon (02/11/2008) Unknown Swallowtail Butterfly from &#8220;Only Eddie Knows Where&#8221; is a Common Mormon</a> <small>Please help to identify this butterfly Hi there, I managed...</small></li>
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		<title>Giant Swallowtail</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/20/giant-swallowtail-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/20/giant-swallowtail-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[what kind of butterfly is this?
September 19, 2009
my son took this wonerful picture of this butterfly in our backyard flower garden. i have never seen a butterfly like this one. maybe you could tell me what kind she is and how we can keep her coming back&#8230;
thanks, katy pierce
shreveport, louisiana
Hi Katy,
This is a Giant Swallowtail, [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/07/30/giant-swallowtail-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Giant Swallowtail'>Giant Swallowtail</a> <small>Giant Swallowtail Hi &#8212; I just adore your website! You...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/03/27/eastern-tiger-swallowtail-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail'>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail</a> <small>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Hello Mr. Bugman. Just going through my...</small></li>
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		<title>Giant Swallowtail</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/03/giant-swallowtail-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giant Swallowtail?
September 2, 2009
Hello Bugman,
Thank you for your amazing site.
I have seen this butterfly visiting the flowers on the landana camara (I think the common name is &#8220;spanish flag&#8221;) bush in our yard. My husband finally managed to get a picture of him/her today (Sept 2).
I checked the markings in Kaufman&#8217;s guide, and I think [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/07/30/giant-swallowtail-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Giant Swallowtail'>Giant Swallowtail</a> <small>Giant Swallowtail Hi &#8212; I just adore your website! You...</small></li>
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		<title>Black Swallowtail</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/22/black-swallowtail-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More Black Swallowtail on Long Island, NY
August 22, 2009
Your site was very helpful in identifying a butterfly that has been flying around Bayville NY this summer. I took two more pictures which feel free to add to that section of the site.
This is a female Black Swallowtail flying near a tomato plant, southern exposure. The [...]


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		<title>Two-Tailed Swallowtail</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/19/two-tailed-swallowtail-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail
July 18, 2009
I photographed this beautiful specimen in Cornville, Arizona
roowadphotog
North-Central Arizona
Hi roowadphotog,
Thanks for sending us your photo of a Two-Tailed Swallowtail, Papilio multicaudata, which can also be viewed on BugGuide.





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		<title>Spicebush Swallowtail</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/15/spicebush-swallowtail-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black And Blue Butterfly
July 14, 2009
I went out to a friend&#8217;s house this weekend, located in Middle Of Nowhere, Northwest Michigan, and we were followed around all day by this guy. It was up at her stables, fluttering around the mud, and didn&#8217;t seem at all bothered by the fact that we were bathing horses [...]


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		<title>Two Tailed Swallowtails Emerge</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/16/two-tailed-swallowtails-emerge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Awaiting Papilio rutulus or Papilio multicaudata?)
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:42 PM
After a refreshing 10 month nap&#8230;the swallowtails have emerged.  It looks like they are Two-Tailed: you were so right.  The tell-tale (tail   ) sign was the _/*thinly*/_ ringed blue/green spot inside the yellow eye spots&#8230;the Western looks almost the same [...]


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