Originally posted by atupdate Looks like I found the same species of butterfly in Ohio as your's Stan
If you are referring to the previous post from smf, I don't think you are correct. smf posted a Spicebush Swallowtail ( male ). You've got a Black Swallowtail ( female ), and the second shot is one of the Tiger Swallowtails. The black bands along the body are a little wide for the Eastern Tiger, but if you were in the mountains, it could be an Appalachian Tiger. Knowing the exact location and date is often important for IDing butterflies. I don't know the exact distribution of the Tiger swallowtail species down in that area, and there's always the chance of hybrids making exact identification tricky.