Tiger Swallowtail t Polybothris sumptuosa

Polybothris sumptuosa

and vagrants may rarely be observed as far north as Texas

also known as the American moon moth

is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae

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

Tiger Swallowtail t Polybothris sumptuosaPapilio 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.