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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Fluted Swallowtails (Papilionini) » Papilio » Western Tiger Swallowtail - Hodges#4177 (Papilio rutulus)
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Papilio rutulus - male
Copyright © 2007 Eugene Zelenko

Papilio rutulus - Male
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
June 24, 2007
Size: ~ 4 - 5 cm
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Contributed by Eugene Zelenko on 24 June, 2007 - 9:39am
Last updated 4 June, 2010 - 2:04am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… Jason D. Roberts, 9 September, 2007 - 6:42pm login or register to post comments

unknown
I see these all the time in eastern washington. We always called them tiger swallowtails.
… justen, 24 June, 2007 - 10:54pm login or register to post comments

 
There are five different tiger swallowtails in the west.
Three are in eastern Washington. Western Tiger, Pale (looks like Western but lighter), and Two-tailed which is the darkest. Look closely, and maybe you'll notice a difference.
… Ron Hemberger, 25 June, 2007 - 1:02am login or register to post comments

Western Tiger Swallowtail
They're pretty plentiful in Orange County right now.
… Ron Hemberger, 24 June, 2007 - 1:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for help!
Thank you for help!
… Eugene Zelenko, 24 June, 2007 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

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