tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post7955875449817105979..comments2024-01-05T01:53:05.878-08:00Comments on Am I Bugging You Yet?: Tiger Swallowtail Appreciationvanessa carduihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01276966298881636176noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-29174354008936645552010-08-03T19:21:03.561-07:002010-08-03T19:21:03.561-07:00We don't have too many different kinds of butt...We don't have too many different kinds of butterflies up here in western Oregon (at least that I've seen), but this one we have in abundance.<br /><br />I guess if we had to get stuck with one, tiger swallowtails aren't a bad choice!Slugyardhttp://www.slugyard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-75145864319816889782010-08-02T17:47:21.265-07:002010-08-02T17:47:21.265-07:00As I have said before, everyone loves a butterfly....As I have said before, everyone loves a butterfly. It sounds sappy to say but what a wonderful place our earth is that it produces butterflies.<br /><br />Bugguide has the following information on wingspan:<br />Western tiger 90--110mm<br />Giant 83--140mm<br />If that is correct, it would be fairly common to see P. rutulus larger than P. cresphontes.vanessa carduihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276966298881636176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-85853430828118154972010-08-02T17:02:26.458-07:002010-08-02T17:02:26.458-07:00I really appreciate your first photo, which shows ...I really appreciate your first photo, which shows what it would be like to be small enough to be in the shade of a beautiful butterfly wing ABOVE me!<br />A childhood dream!<br />CynthiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-44866190838769118552010-08-02T08:03:24.368-07:002010-08-02T08:03:24.368-07:00Wow, stunning photos. Perhaps fair entries for ne...Wow, stunning photos. Perhaps fair entries for next year?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938196559124125578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-6481149887835208202010-08-02T07:34:13.044-07:002010-08-02T07:34:13.044-07:00Nice shots! And is it just me, or are these guys ...Nice shots! And is it just me, or are these guys actually bigger than the "giants"?Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011749964154446809noreply@blogger.com