Please help me identify this butterfly
Mar 24, 2018 13:16:30 #
I was at a butterfly house last week and took this photo but can't find it's name anywhere..could someone better at looking things up help? Thanks 
Mar 24, 2018 13:32:44 #
Maybe a pipeline swallowtail.. I'm not an expert on butterflies.. In fact I'm lower then a novice.. lol.. nice capture cat2560
Mar 24, 2018 14:03:10 #
Well, cat2560. If you really, really want to know, just Google "Butterflies and Moths of North America". So many beautiful butterflies, shown individually in 1-1/2 inch squares, 48 images to a page. But there are at least 70 pages of them--blue, orange, tan, black. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy the search! (Or you could visit or call the people who manage the butterfly house and ask them. That might be easier but not as much fun.) -- Jackie
Mar 24, 2018 15:29:24 #
Pixie Jackie wrote:
Well, cat2560. If you really, really want to know, just Google "Butterflies and Moths of North America". So many beautiful butterflies, shown individually in 1-1/2 inch squares, 48 images to a page. But there are at least 70 pages of them--blue, orange, tan, black. Pour yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy the search! (Or you could visit or call the people who manage the butterfly house and ask them. That might be easier but not as much fun.) -- Jackie
Thanks...coffee sounds good
Mar 24, 2018 15:38:17 #
wingclui44
Loc: CT USA
turtlepond wrote:
Maybe a pipeline swallowtail.. I'm not an expert on butterflies.. In fact I'm lower then a novice.. lol.. nice capture cat2560
May be you typed it wrong, it's Pipevine Swallowtail.
Mar 24, 2018 15:39:27 #
turtlepond wrote:
Maybe a pipeline swallowtail.. I'm not an expert on butterflies.. In fact I'm lower then a novice.. lol.. nice capture cat2560
Thanks! I'll go look it up
Mar 24, 2018 15:42:36 #
wingclui44 wrote:
May be you typed it wrong, it's Pipevine Swallowtail.
could be...but they have large white spots and the one i saw has many tiny spots...Thanks for responding
Mar 24, 2018 19:24:06 #
Mar 25, 2018 07:04:08 #
Mar 25, 2018 19:42:16 #
The butterfly is called the Great Mormon, Papilio memnon. It it does resemble a male pipevine swallowtail, but this one is an Asian species. You can find out more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_memnon It has some interesting biology which you can read about.
Mar 25, 2018 20:02:16 #
You might be able to call the exhibit for a verification. I have seen this one before but was not sure if it was Asian of Central/South American. Most specimens in live displays are tropical.
This one had me stumped for a while. My best guess is The Great Mormon Swallowtail. There are many species under this genus:Papilio Memnon.
Hopefully, some of our other Lepidoptera gurus will check in and confirm or enlighten us.
This one had me stumped for a while. My best guess is The Great Mormon Swallowtail. There are many species under this genus:Papilio Memnon.
Hopefully, some of our other Lepidoptera gurus will check in and confirm or enlighten us.
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