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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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Western Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio rutulus - female
Copyright © 2008 Ron Hemberger

Western Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio rutulus - Female
San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, Orange County, California, USA
June 23, 2008
I'm practicing shooting these butterflies in motion, in hopes of someday getting a good shot of the far less common Gia*nt Swallowtail. The big guys never seem to light when I'm around, plus they're super-wary. Hey, wish me luck!~

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Western Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio rutulus - female Western Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio rutulus - female Western Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio rutulus - female
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 26 June, 2008 - 12:44am
Last updated 29 September, 2009 - 8:43pm

Nice shot.
I read on a comment that the * might be bad for the search engine. I can't remember who, but someone asked us to stop using it.
… Lynette Elliott, 26 June, 2008 - 8:41am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks and thanks.
I think the comment about * means not to use wild card searches. In my recent experience, they hang up. OTHO, I can't see where it would hurt using it in text. I have noticed others using _ and now I know why. Think I'll just quit entirely.
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