Tiger Swallowtail t they fly with their wing

they fly with their wing cases down

This specimen is encased a 3”x4” frame

but also occurs in riverine forest habitats and in dense savannah throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone to Sudan and Ethiopia

also known as the American moon moth

and vagrants may rarely be observed as far north as Texas

Tiger Swallowtail t they fly with their wingPapilio glaucus is one of the most familiar butterflies in the Eastern US. It can be found from Vermont to Florida and from eastern Texas to the Great Plains. The background photo is a statue of The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Nike of Samothrace. Taken by MyMy Butterfly at the Louvre in Paris, France. This specimen is encased in a 9x9 frame.