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Western tiger swallowtail

Papilio rutulus

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

A large yellow butterfly with black stripes. I saw several of these on a warm Spring day.

Habitat:

Nectaring on Foxglove along the Snoqualmie river at the Chinook Bend Natural Area.

Notes:

Range covers much of western North America.

Reference Links:

Papilio rutulus - Wikipedia

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Comments (3)
maplemoth662
Two, beautiful, butterfly and flower photos....beautiful colors....

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PublishedMay 29, 2018

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