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Two-tailed Swallowtail

Papilio multicaudata

2 Species ID Suggestions

eastern yellow swallowtail
Papilio glaucus Yellow Swallowtail Butterflies
bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata File:Papilio multicaudata.jpg


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3 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Con mucho gusto!

Hugo Contreras
Hugo Contreras 11 years ago

Gracias por su ayuda a mi también me parece papilio multicauda ta

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

In my eyes this is Papilio multicaudata. I can see 2 tailes on the hindwing, left is probably missing, but on the right side you see 2 tailes, one longer and one shorter. This is typical for Multicaudata. In addition the spots and markings at margin of the forewing do not match with Glaucus and the stripes on the upper forewing are much broader in Glaucus compared to yours.

Hugo Contreras
Spotted by
Hugo Contreras

Chimalhuacán, México, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 10, 2012
Submitted on Aug 11, 2012

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