Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter
Project Noah

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Western Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio rutulus

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Yellow butterfly

Habitat:

suburbs

1 Species ID Suggestions

+1
BrookSkagen
BrookSkagen 11 years ago
Yellow Swallow-tail


Sign in to suggest organism ID

3 Comments

MichelleGehlmanTeeter
MichelleGehlmanTeeter 11 years ago

Thanks BrookSkagen, AmyOttinger and Malcolm Wilton-Jones! I found it- it's a Western Tiger Swallowtail!

AmyOttinger
AmyOttinger 11 years ago

Looks like a Papilio multicaudata

Noah Ranger
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Malcolm Wilton-Jones 11 years ago

Swallowtail, you could search the internet for Swallowtails in your area to determine the exact species.

Sign in to comment
MichelleGehlmanTeeter
Spotted by
MichelleGehlmanTeeter

Kent, Washington, USA

Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012

Spotted for Missions

Related Spottings

The Common Mormon ♂ Papilio machaon lime butterfly - Papilio demoleus Papilio cresphontes

Nearby Spottings

House Sparrow Dark-Eyed Junco House Finch Spotting

Reference

Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team