The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly is such a pretty butterfly to observe. I have seen several of these type of butterflies in my Leesburg, Florida gardens; however, I have yet to photograph one here. I did observe many of these butterflies in my Jacksonville, Florida gardens.
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly - Jacksonville, Florida |
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly was photographed in my Mexican Petunias located in my side yard gardens in Jacksonville. I've also got Mexican Petunias in my Leesburg front yard garden, so I am hopeful to snap a photo or two of this pretty butterfly.
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly - Jacksonville, Florida |
Checking the
Wikipedia reference, this appears to be the female because of its ventral side markings. "The yellow morph is similar to the male, but with a conspicuous band of blue spots along the hindwing, while the dark morph is almost completely black." Pretty cool how the female is dimorphic!
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly - Jacksonville, Florida |
I recently photographed a female dark morph, the
Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly. The wingspan can be up to 5.5 inches with the females being larger than the males.
Check out my other sightings of butterflies in Leesburg and Jacksonville, Florida:
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