Dark Form Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Hindwing with blue scaling in black border; The black form is called dimorphic coloration, which adds a level of protection by mimicking the distasteful pipevine swallowtail.
Hindwing with blue scaling and yellow marginal spots. The further south the more frequent. Web dark form black or with faint stripes; 3.12 to 5.5 inches) (pyle 1981). Hindwing with blue scaling in black border; The black form is called dimorphic coloration, which adds a level of protection by mimicking the distasteful pipevine swallowtail. Yellow wings with black stripes and borders; There is an image on bugguide that also has two tails. Web group of male eastern tiger swallowtails puddling, including a male eastern black swallowtail. Similar to the western tiger swallowtail.
Thanks for sending our readership such a nice comparison of the dark female tiger swallowtail and a female black swallowtail. Web there are four distinct species which appear almost identical to each other: Similar to the western tiger swallowtail. 3.12 to 5.5 inches) (pyle 1981). The black form of the eastern tiger swallow tail may be an example of deceptive coloration using mimicry. Abdomen with black lateral stripe female: Web group of male eastern tiger swallowtails puddling, including a male eastern black swallowtail. Web pupa eastern tiger swallowtail chrysalis live.staticflickr.com the pupa or chrysalis may be white or dark brown. Adults are yellow with four black bands on the front wings ( figures 3 and 4 ). The further south the more frequent. Some female tiger swallowtails are all black with darker black stripes and extra blue markings on their lower.
