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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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Yellow
Copyright © 2007 cecemeng

Yellow "Eyes" - Papilio rutulus
Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Size: 2-3 inches
The photo shows a redish tint, though I remember seeing more of a translucent dark gray color in natural daylight. We found it crawling across the pavement in the middle of the day, about 3 miles from the ocean and 2 miles away from where the redwood forest begins.
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Contributed by cecemeng on 1 November, 2007 - 8:58am
Last updated 2 November, 2007 - 3:40pm

Western Tiger
See Western Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio rutulus -- looks to be a match.
… Nina, 1 November, 2007 - 10:15am login or register to post comments

Western Tiger Swallowtail...
One of the most amusing caterpillars, in my opinion. When frightened, they pull their heads in and arch up slightly, looking like a snake. They even might push out two brightly colored scent 'tentacles' to ward off predators.
… Cassie Novak, 1 November, 2007 - 10:15am login or register to post comments

 
My friends and I found a cati
My friends and I found a catipillar very simular to this crawling across our porch. he was a darker brown then this one but other then that he was identicle. we live in northbay ontario. are they indigenous to this area?
… Genna, 8 September, 2009 - 9:54am login or register to post comments

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