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News Release 11-187
A Tale of (More Than) Two Butterflies
Appalachian tiger swallowtail butterfly is hybrid of other swallowtails
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A yellow form of the female eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly, here at Spruce Knob, W.Va.
Credit: K. Kunte, Harvard University
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Close-up image of the wing scales of a male eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly.
Credit: K. Kunte, Harvard University
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The Canadian tiger swallowtail butterfly is found in Canada and bordering areas of the United States.
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Male Appalachian tiger swallowtail feeding in Rhododendron flowers atop Spruce Knob, W.Va.
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Pipevine swallowtail butterfly in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee.
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The black female form of the Appalachian tiger swallowtail has the wing pattern of the pipevine swallowtail to evade predators.
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