Black (Phase) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly: This large, beautiful butterfly is a dark morph of the yellow and black Eastern Tiger Swallowtail apparently. It apparently is...

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Black (Phase) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

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Aug 20, 2017 22:06:47 #

tom99 Loc: Minnesota

This large, beautiful butterfly is a dark morph of the yellow and black Eastern Tiger Swallowtail apparently. It apparently is attempting to imitate the appearance of the black with blue trim Pipevine Swallowtail which has the protection of being poisonous to birds. Here in SE Minnesota is the edge of the range of the Black ETSB and outside the range of the Pipevine (according to BAMONA) rendering the Black ETSB survival strategy rather doubtful locally. I never would have learned any of this interesting stuff if not for photography getting me involved with butterflies!

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Aug 21, 2017 00:45:45 #

rwilson1942 Loc: Houston, TX

Aug 21, 2017 01:39:01 #

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Excellent shot, Tom.

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Aug 21, 2017 09:00:40 #

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Nice image. Note the "Black" version is only females. All of the males are yellow & black. The females can be either yellow & black or all black. The way to tell a female is the presence of blue on the upper side of the hindwings. Lots of blue = female.

Aug 21, 2017 10:19:19 #

bigwolf40 Loc: Effort, Pa.

tom99 wrote:

This large, beautiful butterfly is a dark morph of... (show quote)

Nice....Rich

Aug 21, 2017 10:24:26 #

tom99 Loc: Minnesota

rwilson1942 wrote:

Thank you, Rick!!!!

--Tom

Aug 21, 2017 10:25:59 #

tom99 Loc: Minnesota

DOOK wrote:

Excellent shot, Tom.

Thank you very much, Earl!!!!

--Tom

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Aug 21, 2017 10:27:38 #

bob_71 Loc: Severna Park, MD

Your Joe Pye looks healthy! Nice capture and I enjoyed your narrative!

Bob

Aug 21, 2017 10:38:36 #

tom99 Loc: Minnesota

Screamin Scott wrote:

Thanks, Scott, for your nice and detailed comment. It's interesting that the F. has the dual morph apparently living as one set of colors or the other.

Aug 21, 2017 10:45:37 #

tom99 Loc: Minnesota

bob_71 wrote:

Your Joe Pye looks healthy! Nice capture and I enjoyed your narrative!

Bob

Thanks, Bob, for the nice and useful comment. So that's Joe Pye is it .... glad you mentioned it!!! It certainly is pretty and attracts the bees and butterflies!

--Tom

Aug 21, 2017 10:48:13 #

tom99 Loc: Minnesota

bigwolf40 wrote:

Nice....Rich

Thank you, Rich !!!

---Tom

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Aug 21, 2017 10:51:02 #

sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA

Beautiful, Tom!

Aug 21, 2017 10:54:56 #

tom99 Loc: Minnesota

Thank you very much, Sue, for the look and your nice comment!!!

---Tom

Aug 21, 2017 11:31:35 #

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Excellent capture, Tom.

Aug 21, 2017 12:30:49 #

tom99 Loc: Minnesota

kpmac wrote:

Excellent capture, Tom.

Thank you, kpmac, for your look and your very nice comment. :02: --Tom

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