Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

[alemorkam]

This butterfly was seen recently in The Villages. The first one is the female and the second one is the male.

The wing span is 4-5 inches. Tiger swallowtail butterflies live about one month. The eastern species is the state butterfly of Delaware, Georgia and South Carolina, and the state insect of Virginia.

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Click on butterfly to enlarge.

[dbussone]

I feel like we have our own NatGeo photographer in TV every time I see your photos.

[tomwed]

thank-you for sharing
They are beautiful. Where in TV were you?
I spend a lot of time just looking around on the golf courses when it's not my turn to hit. There is so much to see.

[kittygilchrist]

Beautiful work, Ale, and God.

[Jima64]

I love the butterflies, so colorful.

[alemorkam]

Thank you all. I photographed this butterfly out by Lake Deaton. I got the female first and then was very lucky the male came along. I believe the flower is a pickerel(sp) flower.

[Barefoot]

It's a joy to have you post your beautiful pictures on TOTV.