Western Giant Swallowtail butterfly

Papilio rumiko

Habitat:

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

1 Species ID Suggestions

KarenL 12 years ago

Giant swallowtail

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2 Comments

DonnaTang 12 years ago

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.

KarenL 12 years ago

Very nice!

Spotted by
DonnaTang

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Spotted on Nov 6, 2011
Submitted on Nov 26, 2011

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