A Field Guide to June 2016 Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Dark Form Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Yellow wings with black stripes and borders; Web the eastern tiger swallowtail is a large species with a wingspread range of 7.9 to 14.0 cm (approx.
A Field Guide to June 2016 Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Web there are four distinct species which appear almost identical to each other: Eastern tiger swallowtails are diurnal, and are usually solitary. The eastern tiger swallowtail is a large species with a wingspread range of 7.9 to 14.0 cm (approx. Web male eastern tiger swallowtails are always yellow, while females may be yellow or black. The further south the more frequent. Hindwing with blue scaling in black border; Ventral hindwing with faint darker stripes. 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; The innermost band lines up with the median band of the hind wing. Web pupa eastern tiger swallowtail chrysalis live.staticflickr.com the pupa or chrysalis may be white or dark brown.
When the wings are opened they are yellow, also having four stripes black in color, mostly prominent in the males. Web group of male eastern tiger swallowtails puddling, including a male eastern black swallowtail. The further south the more frequent. Web a dark form looks similar to a pipevine swallowtail. Ventral hindwing with faint darker stripes. Abdomen with black lateral stripe female: Similar to the western tiger swallowtail. Eastern tiger swallowtails are diurnal, and are usually solitary. Some female tiger swallowtails are all black with darker black stripes and extra blue markings on their lower. Your location will influence how frequently you’ll see this dark form. The innermost band lines up with the median band of the hind wing.
