Swallowtails 
 A very striking Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Probably a male due to lack of blue markings on back. (10/19/02)
A very striking Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Probably a male due to lack of blue markings on back. (10/19/02)
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Same Eastern Tiger as previous. (10/19/02)
Same Eastern Tiger as previous. (10/19/02)
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Same Eastern Tiger again. (10/19/02)
Same Eastern Tiger again. (10/19/02)
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 An Eastern Tiger returns to the first blooms of the year on the venerable pentas bush. This is probably a female because of the bright blue markings. (5/24/03)
An Eastern Tiger returns to the first blooms of the year on the venerable pentas bush. This is probably a female because of the bright blue markings. (5/24/03)
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Giant Swallowtail. (9/14/02)
Giant Swallowtail. (9/14/02)
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Same Giant Swallowtail. (9/14/02)
Same Giant Swallowtail. (9/14/02)
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Two Palamedes Swallowtails chasing each other around the pentas. (6/21/03)
Two Palamedes Swallowtails chasing each other around the pentas. (6/21/03)
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Palamedes Swallowtail. This is one of the two that had been chasing each other around that day. (6/21/03)
Palamedes Swallowtail. This is one of the two that had been chasing each other around that day. (6/21/03)
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Palamedes Swallowtail. I watched one of these chase a Spicebush Swallowtail away from the pentas. (6/6/03)
Palamedes Swallowtail. I watched one of these chase a Spicebush Swallowtail away from the pentas. (6/6/03)
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Palamedes Swallowtail on Stokes Aster. As of June 2003, these are probably the most-common visitor I had that year. (6/24/03)
Palamedes Swallowtail on Stokes Aster. As of June 2003, these are probably the most-common visitor I had that year. (6/24/03)
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Palamedes Swallowtail again on Stokes Aster. This butterfly must have visited every flowering plant in the garden. You were paying attention when I said these are common, right? (6/24/03)
Palamedes Swallowtail again on Stokes Aster. This butterfly must have visited every flowering plant in the garden. You were paying attention when I said these are common, right? (6/24/03)
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Palamedes Swallowtail, same one from the other picture this day. (6/6/03)
Palamedes Swallowtail, same one from the other picture this day. (6/6/03)
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