Well here is another area (of many) that I know little about. Any Butterfly 'experts' out there that can ID these? All of these photos were taken on yesterdays fishing trip. I'm never to far from my camera. I might not know what it is but that's no reason to not take it's picture. I think it gives everyone a chance to see what life and living is like here in northern Wisconsin.
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I am not an expert but I believe the top one is a White Admiral (Limentis Arthemis), the second one an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio Glaucus), and the bottom one a Pearl Cresent (Phyciodes Tharos).
Jennifer is right, although I think we technically have "Canadian" Tiger Swallowtails (as opposed to "Eastern") up here. They're extremely similar.
If these pictures were taken in Bayfield County, then the middle pictures are Eastern Tiger Swallowtails. According to the Big Sky Institute at Montana State University (http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/), who tracks butterflies and moths, there are no Canadian Tiger Swallowtails in Wisconsin or Minnesota. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, on the other hand, is prevalent in these areas.
Controversy everywhere. But butterflies are free, I think. Or is it that if a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, we're in for some trouble up here? Life is sweet.
Apparently the verdict is not out on Canadian vs. Eastern Tiger Swallowtails. I'm no butterfly expert, and I agree that the Big Sky site (formerly USGS-operated) is excellent, but the experts can't seem to agree. The two leading field guides on butterflies show only the Canadians in northern Wisconsin, as does the the Wisconsin Butterflies website.
http://www.wisconsinbutterflies.org/butterflies/species/255
http://www.wisconsinbutterflies.org/butterflies/species/102
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