#3070 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

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what is it?

Papilio glaucus , the eastern tiger swallowtail , is a species of swallowtail butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States, where it is common in many different habitats. It has also been found in Olüdeniz, Turkey. It flies from spring to fall, during which it produces two to three broods. Adults feed on the nectar of many species of flowers, mostly from those of the Apocynaceae,...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 174,240iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
174,240 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).