tiger swallowtail
noun
: a large widely distributed swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) of eastern North America that in the male is largely yellow with black margins and black stripes on the wings and in the female is usually similarly marked in the north but is very often all or mostly black in the south
also
: any of several closely related black and yellow swallowtails (such as P. rutulus of western North America)
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On the left, a varied thrush is accompanied by a western tiger swallowtail butterfly, resting together on the mossy forest floor where these birds forage and breed.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
This week, Jeff and Jonathan share progress reports on converting lawns into meadows - highlighting sightings of violas, tiger swallowtail butterflies, false spirea and more.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2023
In July, the butterflies finally arrived: tiger swallowtail, monarch, black swallowtail, and cloudless sulphur.
—Lauren Matison, Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2022
Byron Morgan of Crete snapped the winning picture of an eastern tiger swallowtail on a flower and a bee in air at Hickory Creek Preserve.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
Following MaKenna’s death, an Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly attempted to sneak into her father’s car for about 10 minutes, her father shared with Ochoa, who selected this type of butterfly as a symbolism that MaKenna is still here.
—Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterflies fly on top of her portrait.
—Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022
Its chief pollinator is the eastern tiger swallowtail, one of the largest butterflies of the Northeast.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterflies flocked there to feast on echinacea flowers while nectar-hungry hummingbirds found relief in red cardinal flowers.
—Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
This week, Jeff and Jonathan share progress reports on converting lawns into meadows - highlighting sightings of violas, tiger swallowtail butterflies, false spirea and more.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2023
In July, the butterflies finally arrived: tiger swallowtail, monarch, black swallowtail, and cloudless sulphur.
—Lauren Matison, Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2022
Byron Morgan of Crete snapped the winning picture of an eastern tiger swallowtail on a flower and a bee in air at Hickory Creek Preserve.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
Following MaKenna’s death, an Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly attempted to sneak into her father’s car for about 10 minutes, her father shared with Ochoa, who selected this type of butterfly as a symbolism that MaKenna is still here.
—Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterflies fly on top of her portrait.
—Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022
Its chief pollinator is the eastern tiger swallowtail, one of the largest butterflies of the Northeast.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterflies flocked there to feast on echinacea flowers while nectar-hungry hummingbirds found relief in red cardinal flowers.
—Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022
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