Observation date: August 07, 2025
Date notes: Very clear, hot, and windy outside in high 80's low 90's
Submitted by: Allison Barta
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Tattered, but feeding like crazy, full of energy
Status: Resident
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: August 08, 2025
Coordinator notes: You're correct, this is an intermediate dark morph female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. They can get to nearly solid black on the ventral HW along with the dorsal side. In addition to the classic markings on the ventral HW for an Eastern, it is extremely rare to find a Canadian Tiger dark morph and they would be out of flight at this time. The dark female morph seems to be working its way northward year after year (they historically mirrored the Pipevine Swallowtail range). I can recall seeing only one in the Alexandria area growing up, but my brother sees them fairly regularly now in that area. Cheers to the amazing season! -Jeff Gesell
