Dark Form Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Dark Eastern Tiger Swallowtail... photo by madameyoohoo on Garden Showcase

Dark Form Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. There is an image on bugguide that also has two tails. 3.12 to 5.5 inches) (pyle 1981).

Yellow wings with black stripes and borders; There is an image on bugguide that also has two tails. Females have a splash of iridescent blue wash on their tales, while males do not. It may also be confused with the spicebush swallowtail and black swallowtail, but both these species have two rows of orange. Web a dark form looks similar to a pipevine swallowtail. Eastern tiger swallowtails are diurnal, and are usually solitary. Hindwing with blue scaling and yellow marginal spots. The black form of the eastern tiger swallow tail may be an example of deceptive coloration using mimicry. The wing margins are black with a row of yellow spots. The innermost band lines up with the median band of the hind wing.

The wing margins are black with a row of yellow spots. The black form is called dimorphic coloration, which adds a level of protection by mimicking the distasteful pipevine swallowtail. Yellow wings with black stripes and borders; Happy thanksgiving doris, the butterfly in question is a dark form of the female tiger swallowtail. Web there are four distinct species which appear almost identical to each other: The eastern tiger swallowtail is a large species with a wingspread range of 7.9 to 14.0 cm (approx. When the wings are opened they are yellow, also having four stripes black in color, mostly prominent in the males. Females have a splash of iridescent blue wash on their tales, while males do not. Web dark form black or with faint stripes; Some female tiger swallowtails are all black with darker black stripes and extra blue markings on their lower. 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;