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Two-tailed Swallowtail

Papilio multicaudata

Photo by Clint3
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Field Notes

Notes:

Spotted at Jacob Lake Inn, Arizona.

Species ID Suggestions

Two-tailed Swallowtail

Papilio multicaudata

Comments (6)

More pics and links for comparison and info. Western: http://bugguide.net/node/view/24573 Two-tailed: http://bugguide.net/node/view/23914
This link from BG might help. http://bugguide.net/node/view/429400
True Hiker it could also be a Western. Need an expert
It's definitely a swallowtail. It's hard to tell which kind because of the angle of the picture but it looks like it's most likely a two-tailed swallowtail. Also, the two-tailed swallowtail is the official butterfly of Arizona, where this one was spotted. http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Arizona/state_butterfly.html
Looks like a Two-tailed Swallowtail, but Arizona also has the Western Swallowtail which is similar. So I am sure someone can narrow it down

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