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Swallowtail - which kind?   - Papilio multicaudata - male

Swallowtail - which kind? - Papilio multicaudata - Male
Fort Collins (foothills), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
July 29, 2008
Recently emerged swallowtail. Two-tailed or western or ? Female? (no claspers?) West of Fort Collins, elev. 6,000', near Horsetooth. Any help with ID would be appreciated by my children and me - thanks!

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Swallowtail - which kind?   - Papilio multicaudata - male Swallowtail - which kind?   - Papilio multicaudata - male

It's a male
The right "clasper" is clearly visible as the yellow area beyond the black stripe at the tip of the abdomen.

 
Thanks for that tip, David
I'm usually at a loss when people ask about butterfly sexing.

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.

A tiger swallowtail maybe?
A tiger swallowtail maybe?

 
No never mind.
No never mind.

Two-tailed, I believe
please post chrysalis too - we don't have a ton of images of this species, and none of the chrysalis.