Dark Eastern Tiger Swallowtail... photo by madameyoohoo on Garden Showcase
Dark Form Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Web the dark female of this species would most likely be confused with the pipevine swallowtail, which also has only a single row of spots below but has very distinctive iridescent blue coloration on the hind wings; Your location will influence how frequently you’ll see this dark form.
Dark Eastern Tiger Swallowtail... photo by madameyoohoo on Garden Showcase
Adults are yellow with four black bands on the front wings (figures 3 and 4). Web dark form black or with faint stripes; Adults are yellow with four black bands on the front wings ( figures 3 and 4 ). Web the eastern tiger swallowtail is a large species with a wingspread range of 7.9 to 14.0 cm (approx. The black form of the eastern tiger swallow tail may be an example of deceptive coloration using mimicry. 3.12 to 5.5 inches) (pyle 1981). Females have a splash of iridescent blue wash on their tales, while males do not. The further south the more frequent. It may also be confused with the spicebush swallowtail and black swallowtail, but both these species have two rows of orange. Abdomen with black lateral stripe female:
Adults are yellow with four black bands on the front wings ( figures 3 and 4 ). The wing margins are black with a row of yellow spots. Some female tiger swallowtails are all black with darker black stripes and extra blue markings on their lower. Females have a splash of iridescent blue wash on their tales, while males do not. Ventral hindwing with faint darker stripes. Happy thanksgiving doris, the butterfly in question is a dark form of the female tiger swallowtail. The eastern, western, appalachian, and canadian tiger swallowtails. Web the dark female of this species would most likely be confused with the pipevine swallowtail, which also has only a single row of spots below but has very distinctive iridescent blue coloration on the hind wings; Web group of male eastern tiger swallowtails puddling, including a male eastern black swallowtail. Web the eastern tiger swallowtail is a large species with a wingspread range of 7.9 to 14.0 cm (approx. The eastern tiger swallowtail is a large species with a wingspread range of 7.9 to 14.0 cm (approx.
