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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Aug 26, 2006

Looks like a Monarch, but it's a very bright lemon-y yellow.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 26, 2006

I'm pretty sure it's a Tiger Swallowtail. They're often missing one or both tails from damage. I always wonder if a bird had a near miss when I see this. I've been trying to get good pictures of swallowtails all week, but most of them are a little torn up

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lwhalliday Pittsboro, NC(Zone 7a) Aug 26, 2006

Here's a tiger swallowtail for comparison.

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lwhalliday Pittsboro, NC(Zone 7a) Aug 26, 2006

See? It's missing one of its tails, too.

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Aug 27, 2006

I think you're right! Thank you!!!

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winging Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Sep 02, 2006

Hmmm, I don't have the best camera, but is this the same? And are the tails intact? I'm not confident in what I'm seeing.

Lovely butterflies, though. And huge.

w

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lwhalliday Pittsboro, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 02, 2006

Yes, it's the same kind. Looks like it's missing part of the tails, but I can see little "tags" hanging down.

Here's a close-up so that you can see how the tail extends from the end of the wing.

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lwhalliday Pittsboro, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 02, 2006

That one wasn't very clear, but here's another one showing the "tails".

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lwhalliday Pittsboro, NC(Zone 7a) Sep 02, 2006

The second one is a dark tiger swallowtail. I learned from fellow DG-ers that the tiger has both light (like the one you photographed) and dark morphs.

Hope this helps!

Linda

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