Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus Iowa
Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus Iowa
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies, yellow form (Papilio glaucus) in a residential garden near the Mississippi River in Burlington, Iowa.

Details:  Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/250 second, aperture f13, ISO 400, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, no flash.

 

Selected References:

Brock Jim P., Kaufman Kenn. Butterflies of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. P 20-21.

Struttmann Jane M. USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. "Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)." Butterflies of North America / Butterflies of Iowa. <http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/ia/703.htm > (15 Sep. 2004).