tiger swallowtail
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tiger swallowtail
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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But the women were rewarded with the sight of two bright orange sulfur butterflies and a cluster of Western tiger swallowtail supping on teasel flowers.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 9, 2016
Over these hovered, like larger flowers, the black and yellow tiger swallowtail, argynnis, painted lady, and mourning-cloak butterflies.
From See America First by Hiestand, Orville O.
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