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Uploaded 12-Jul-17
Taken 8-Jul-17
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Dimensions2992 x 1870
Original file size1.37 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken8-Jul-17 16:21
Date modified12-Jul-17 09:32
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS 7D Mark II
Focal length300 mm
Max lens aperturef/5.2
Exposure1/400 at f/8
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 800
Metering modePattern
Butterfly #2 Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio appalachiensis)?

Butterfly #2 Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio appalachiensis)?

This butterfly has forewing markings seem somewhat like a hybrid between an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) and a Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis). Extrapolation of its size based on a typical size of 3" for a Common Milkweed flower head results in a wingspan of over 4". Given its similarity to Butterfly #1, I wonder if it might instead be an Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio appalachiensis).

Taken near the Water Towers at Prospect Park in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts on 8-July-2017. The location is the highest point in Shrewsbury (761 feet).