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Papilio machaon / Le Machaon.
Causse Méjean, France.
22 juillet 2023.
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Papilio machaon / Le Machaon.
Causse Méjean, France.
22 juillet 2023.
📍 Location: Durham, North Carolina 🗓 Date: July 28, 2023 🐾 Media: Image 🌿 Species: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) 📝 Notes: Large, distinctive swallowtail butterfly commonly found in forests, woodland edges, parks, and gardens. Males are typically bright yellow with black tiger-like stripes, while females may be yellow or darker “black morph” form depending on region.
Frequently seen flying along tree lines, roadsides, and near flowering plants where adults feed on nectar. Caterpillars feed on a variety of host trees including tulip tree, wild cherry, and ash.
🔗 iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175395316
The Green Triangle
Simple record of a wild specimen.
Graphium macfarlanei
Foodplants: Annonaceae family
11/05/22
Iphiclides podalirius | Les Papillons dans la Nature (1934) | Paul-André Robert (1901-1977)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus (by me)
Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Photo by cotinis
Dark morph tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus).
Papilio polyxenes asterius / Black Swallowtail
Found some Caterpillars while weeding the Herb Garden. 2 Cats & 7 Eggs.