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SWALLOWTAILS
Big, fancy, and pretty if not striking and bold,
some 8 species have been seen locally, and a ninth
was seen at Concan once. The first 6 types
shown here occur annually, the last two are rarities.
Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtails (Papilio glaucus)
Black form female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Black form female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Pipevine Swallowtail Larvae
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail at Utopia, November 20, 2007.
(Papilio anchisiades)
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades) at a lantana in Utopia.
The first Uvalde Co. Record, on November 20, 2007.
Often rarities that have travelled hundreds of miles
are quite torn up.
Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion) Sept. 2006 in Utopia.
At the Senior Center lantana... ANY patch can have the butterfly
of the month, or year !! Only a couple have been found in Uvalde Co..
Whites, Yellows, Sulphurs, & Oranges
Hairstreaks
Blues
Metalmarks
Fritillaries
Crescents & Checkers
Brushfoots
Satyrs
Monarchs
Skippers
Butterfly Photo Index
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