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Tiger swallowtail(Western)

Papilio rutulus

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

Large swallowtail of the western US

Notes:

I rarely catch these landing in my yard, despite a tantalizing butterfly garden. Generally they fly over the house halfway up the trees. Was very excited to see one land at a wayside one afternoon

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PublishedAugust 25, 2014

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