vortic@lemmy.world to What's this Bug?@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWho is this beautiful, damaged specimen (Colorado, USA)?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1imageWho is this beautiful, damaged specimen (Colorado, USA)?lemmy.worldvortic@lemmy.world to What's this Bug?@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareSomeology@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoPapilio rutulus, the western tiger swallowtail butterfly.
minus-squarevortic@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThank you! I hadn’t seen one of these around before.
minus-squareSomeology@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYou are welcome! There is an almost identical looking Eastern Tiger Swallowtail in the USA as well, and I’ve always loved to watch all the native butterflies in the summer. :)
Papilio rutulus, the western tiger swallowtail butterfly.
Thank you! I hadn’t seen one of these around before.
You are welcome! There is an almost identical looking Eastern Tiger Swallowtail in the USA as well, and I’ve always loved to watch all the native butterflies in the summer. :)