Observed: July 3, 2014 @ 10:00 AM
Posted on: July 3, 2014 @ 9:14 PM (diff: 0 days)
Comments:
This butterfly was flying around landing on some trees. It had badly damaged wings as can be seen in the photos. It didn't stay put long enough for me to get a photo, so I caught it in a net and took the photo. It was already damaged before I netted it though. It flew away after the last photo. I'm surprised that it could fly so well like that. What would cause such damage? It looks to be the same species as Rocky's observation of June 17, 2014. I think it's a Papilio glaucus a.k.a. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Can anyone confirm?