Actually, Alan, I believe it is a Papilio glaucus, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, rather than a Papilio rutulus, the Western Tiger Swallowtail, does not appear east of the Rocky Mountain States. They are quite similar, but the Eastern is a bit larger, and the yellow female has a band of blue spots, rather than the fewer blue and orange spots on both genders of the Western. Of course, they are almost never at rest long enough to get a good look, so it is fortunate in a way that their ranges are distinct.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 1:14 AM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > Papilio rutulus at the pub! I see it's proboscis is faster than you shutter. > Nice. > > Alan > > -----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 6:04 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: PESO: Yellow Swallowtail > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17500204 > Comments are invited. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
