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Two-tailed Swallowtail

Papilio multicaudata

Description:

Medium sized beauty flying around our yard on the sabbath.

Habitat:

The mountains of Utah at about 4,800 ft.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 11 years ago
tiger swallowtail butterfly
Papilio glaucas Tiger Swallowtail B'fly - EnchantedLearning.com
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata Papilio multicaudata


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2 Comments

HaydenG
HaydenG 11 years ago

Having the tails wouldn't change anything. Very difficult to tell whether this is a Tiger or Two-tailed Swallowtail.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

This is a bit of a tough, especially since the tail is missing, but I still stick by my suggestion.

SeanRees
Spotted by
SeanRees

Utah, USA

Spotted on May 20, 2012
Submitted on May 21, 2012

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