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Western Giant Swallowtail butterfly

Papilio rumiko

Photo by DonnaTang
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

On the foliage of a tamarisk, or salt cedar, tree, near the bank of the Santa Cruz River in Tucson, Arizona, USA.

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Papilio polyxenes

Species ID Suggestions

Giant swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

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KarenL
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Comments (2)
DonnaTang
Thank you, KarenL! I think this might be the desert subspecies, which is banded in yellow. This lovely creature's yellow was nearly white, but its orange dots were very prominent. I think it was cold; it didn't want to move.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2011

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