(Papilio glaucus)
Photos by Jim Fairchild |
| Ont Gallery #J1 | Ont Gallery #J2 | Ont Gallery #J3 | Ont Gallery #J4 | Ont Gallery #J6 |
| Ont Gallery #J7 | Ont Gallery #J8 | Ont Gallery #J9 | Ont Gallery #J10 | Ont Gallery #J11 |
| Ont Gallery Thumbnails | ||||
|
| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) |
|
Eastern Tiger Swallowtails are strong fliers that typically fly higher than other swallowtails, and found near woods and transitional areas between meadows and wooded areas. The Eastern Tiger is very similar to the Canadian Tiger Swallowtail which occurs farther north. The ETS is yellow with black stripes with a mainly black upper hindwing border. Another field mark is the cresents of yellow on the underside of the forewing, as oppose to a nearly solid yellow bar on the Canadian Tiger Swallowtail.
|
 |
| White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis) |
|
White Admirals have broad bands of white on both upperside and underside of both forewings and hindwings. The underside has rows of red-orange spots. This can be a trck species because it hybridizes with Red-spotted Admiral, which lacks the broad white bands. I have actually seen one that had white bands on the upperside, but lacked them on the underside.
|
 |
| Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) |
|
Red Admirals are fairly common and very widespread throughout eastern North America. Its bright red-orange median band on the forewing and marginal band on hindwing on a black background make this a striking species. It also has white spots in the apex and subapex areas on the upperwing. The underside of this species (which doesn't show well in this photo) is very similar to the the Painted and American Lady species, but lacks their eyespots. Both American Lady and Painted Lady are shown in the next gallery.
|
 |
| Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma) |
|
The Eastern Comma is a tough butterfly to find, when at rest with its wings closed. It blends in quite nicely with bark, which is where you can find them. They are typically found on the edge of wooded areas especially elms, but they also favor nettles. The Eastern Comma is the most common and most widespread of the five Comma species able to be found in Ontario. All have the diagnostic silvery comma on the underside of their hindwings.
|
 | Navigate through the gallery |  |
This page was created: Saturday, 13 November, 1999
Last Updated: 10:02:06 AM 06/25/00