Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) in wildflowers, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, 2015.
You may have noticed that the butterfly is a male swallowtail. Female swallowtails have very bright blue scaling on their hindwings, while the males have little or no blue.
U.S. National Park Service
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