# What type of Swallowtail is this?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 3, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-swallowtail-is-this/414328 "2007-08-03T19:43:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-swallowtail-is-this/414328/1 "2007-08-03T19:43:44Z")

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I have a Swallowtail butterfly that has been around about a week. The drought is bringing in a lot of interesting stuff, looking for food and water.

[![](https://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w130/Mighty_Mite/Late%20July%20Garden%202007/?action=view&current=SwallowtailInPlanter1.jpg) ](https://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w130/Mighty_Mite/Late%20July%20Garden%202007/?action=view&current=SwallowtailInPlanter1.jpg)

[![](https://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w130/Mighty_Mite/Late%20July%20Garden%202007/?action=view&current=SwallowtailonDelphinium.jpg) ](https://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w130/Mighty_Mite/Late%20July%20Garden%202007/?action=view&current=SwallowtailonDelphinium.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-swallowtail-is-this/414328/2 "2007-08-03T20:43:07Z")

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Dunno, but it sure is purdy.

Bump? What bump? I don’t even know what a bump is.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-swallowtail-is-this/414328/3 "2007-08-03T20:45:20Z")

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[QUOTE=Pullet]  
Dunno, but it sure is purdy.

Bump? What bump? I don’t even know what a bump is.  
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That’s your basic Tiger swallowtail.  
I let the caterpillars eat my citrus, because the butterflies are so beautiful.

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-swallowtail-is-this/414328/4 "2007-08-03T21:07:45Z")

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I’m looking for the specific type.  
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail?  
Western Tiger Swallowtail?  
Other?

I took other pictures, so if a certain area needs to be looked at, I can try to find it.

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**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-swallowtail-is-this/414328/5 "2007-08-03T21:09:10Z")

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Thanks, **beowulf** I think I’ve seen those around, but **HD’s** pic looks so much more vibrant.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-swallowtail-is-this/414328/6 "2007-08-04T05:28:37Z")

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Definitely a tiger swallowtail, but I can’t figure out which variety. It might possibly be a Canadian tiger swallowtail.