North American Butterfly
TEXAS Specimen

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

What: Papilio glaucus

Sex: Male & Female

City: Lufkin & Spring

County: Polk & Harris

How: Caught while nectaring on roadside Queen Anne's Lace.

When: May, 2001

Who: Robert J. Nuelle, III

Comments: Hard to tell from Giant Swallowtail unless captured. Slightly smaller and much more yellow.

The new photos are of a Dark Phase Female Tiger Swallowtail. She was captured, car struck, in Austin County, Texas - April 2002. What a gem!!
Dorsal View
Dorsal Forewing Enlargement
Dorsal Hindwing Enlargement
Lateral View
Ventral Hindwing Enlargement
Ventral Forewing Enlargement
Dark Phase Dorsal View
Dark Phase Ventral View
Special Feature - Dark Vs Normal
Special Feature - Male & Female
Additional Dorsal Views
This page created on 1/31/2001 - Copyright Robert J. Nuelle, Jr. - 2001-2003. All Rights reserved.
This page modified on 2/17/2003 - Copyright Robert J. Nuelle, Jr. - 2001-2003. All Rights reserved.