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Papilio rutulus
A large butterfly with black and yellow stripes with blue and orange spots on the hind wings.
Spotted nectaring on Foxglove at the Tolt River-John MacDonald Park. They can feed on the leaves of a variety of trees, and the predominant food plant varies across their range; trees commonly used include cottonwood, willow, quaking aspen, and many others.
The normal range of the western tiger swallowtail covers much of western North America, from British Columbia to North Dakota in the north to Baja California and New Mexico in the south.
Spotted on May 28, 2018
Submitted on May 29, 2018
3 Comments
Your welcome, Brian38....
Thank you maplemoth.
A beautiful photo, with a beautiful butterfly, beautiful flowers, and beautiful colors....