Butterfly ID

Cedar Hill, TX

I'm very new to butterfly gardening, but I've seen several of these butterflies in my garden. Can someone tell who this fellow is? Thanks!

Thumbnail by ohsusanna
Stephenville, TX(Zone 8a)

Hi Susanna--How nice! A butterfly on a butterfly bush!! I am no butterfly expert, but I think I can safely say that yours is one of the Tiger Swallowtails. For more definitive information, an expert will have to chime in.

Looks like your friend has flown around the block a few times and perhaps encountered a bird or two!

Thanks for sharing.

Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b)

yep looks like a Tiger ST to me too

Burleson, TX(Zone 8a)

Yes, and it looks like she narrowly escaped death by a cat..or something. Poor thing is pretty beat up.

Cedar Hill, TX

Thanks all!! You can tell I'm a butterfly novice. She was giving my flowers a workout even if she was a little tattered. Hope she has free sailing from here on out.

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