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Geographic location of the bug:  Campbell, OhioDate: 08/02/2 Read More Subject:  Yellow or Anise SwallowtailGeographic location of the bug:  West Los AngelesDate: 05/1 Read MoreBug of the Month August 2020: Male and Female Eastern Tiger SwallowtailsOn August 2, 2020 Category: _Featured, swallowtails Tagged With: bug of the month 1 Comment Subject:  Eastern Tiger SwallowtailsGeographic location of the bug:  Campbell, OhioDate: 08/02/2020Time: 11:10 AM EDTGentle Readers,Daniel has been called out of town for a family emergency, and low and behold, he has finally entered the 21st Century by purchasing his first mobile phone, and he has been calling the iPhone 11 Pro he just bought his Magic Phone.  The magic phone takes gorgeous digital images, and Daniel has been taking images of the insects found in The Rust Belt.  Here are images of a male and female (blue scales on the underwings) Eastern Tiger Swallowtails that have been visiting the butterfly bush he is planting in his childhood front yard to replace the dead shrubs that are being removed.  Daniel apologizes for ignoring the numerous identification requests that have been flooding in, but family obligations are currently taking up most of his time.  Daniel hopes to also get some images of the Spicebush Swallowtails that he has seen in the past week.The male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is smaller and lacks the blue scales on the underwings.The larger female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail has beautiful blue scales on the underwings.3 I like ThisRelated posts:Bug of the Month June 2020: Ovipositing Anise SwallowtailBug of the Month September 2012: Tiger Swallowtails, including dark form femaleBug of the Month July 2020: Belzebul Bee EaterBug of the Month: March 2008 Giant Crab Spider with SpiderlingsPossibly Eastern Tailed BlueOn July 19, 2020 Category: Gossamer Wings Add Comment Subject:  Mystery butterflyGeographic location of the bug:  Albany Pine Bush, Albany, NYDate: 07/15/2020Time: 11:13 PM EDTYour letter to the bugman:  Dear Bugman,Dispatch No. 3 from the Albany Pine Bush, with a real stumper (to me at least). Since you were so delighted with my Karner Blue butterflies a couple months ago, you ll be happy to hear the second generation is now on the wing and the place is lousy with them. Everywhere you look, there is that flutter of blue (and sometimes they even hold still for us photographers!)But Karner blues are old hat this year I ve been collecting hairstreaks. In addition to the Gray Hairstreak, which I ve seen before, I ve seen several Banded Hairstreaks and Coral Hairstreaks, new to me this year! Which leads me to my mystery: I stooped to photograph a butterfly a good distance away on a bush, and realized that although it looks like a hairstreak (and is about the same size), its markings don t match anything in my field guide. (Naturally it disappeared before I could get any closer; the weird and rare ones never let me get a good photo, though as a rule I have found that hairstreaks are pretty patient about having a camera shoved in their face.)For context, this was in an open area, gently sloping up from the trail, full of spotted knapweed, New Jersey tea (both very popular), and various other low grasses and bushes. There were a few other hairstreaks in the area, and a ton of Karner blues.Any idea who my mystery hairstreak(?) was?P.S. I d be glad to send you photos of my other finds, if you d like!How you want your letter signed:  Susan B.Possibly Eastern Tailed BlueHi Susan,Have you entertained the possibility that this might be an Eastern Tailed Blue which is pictured on BugGuide.  That is our best guess at this time.2 I like ThisRelated posts:Silver Studded Blue from Slovakia, we believeGray HairstreakGossamer Wing from TanzaniaEcho Azures gather at Fire Pit Please enter your username or e-mail address. You will receive a new password via e-mail. 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