Westbrook

[robert]

----- Original Message -----
From: robert <rrmuller at Snet.Net>
To: <barnacle at portone.com>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: Westbrook


> Diane,
>
> First the Dark form female Tiger Swallowtail is RARE in CT. & would be
> present much later in the year, July-August I would discount a May
sighting.
> You could have seen either a Female Black Swallowtail or a Spicebush
> Swallowtail but you indicate YELLOW spots which lead me to the Female
Black.
> The male Black is totaly covered with Yellow spotting & would be my
prefered
> name for the species ( Yellow Spotted Swallowtail) which would be more
> descriptive then the blanket term of Black which could apply to 4 basic
> Black Swallowtails that can be seen in CT.
> Hope this is alittle help & Good Luck in your new venture, there are
plenty
> more to see.
> Bob Muller
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Diane Adams <barnacle at portone.com>
> To: CT-Leps <ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 1:30 PM
> Subject: Westbrook
>
>
> > Walking near the beach in Westbrook & saw some sort of black
> > swallowtail--it definitely had yellow, blue, and orange markings.
> > Anyone want to guess whether it was a Black Swallowtail (female) or
> > Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (female)?  I just got "Butterflies through
> > Binoculars" for Mother's Day & I'm very anxious to start identifying
> > things properly!
> >
> > Diane Adams
> >
>