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Swallowtail - which kind? - Papilio multicaudata - male
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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
Contributed by D Eley on 2 August, 2008 - 3:28pm
Last updated 12 November, 2008 - 8:41am

It's a male
The right "clasper" is clearly visible as the yellow area beyond the black stripe at the tip of the abdomen.
… David J. Ferguson, 12 November, 2008 - 3:01am

 
Thanks for that tip, David
I'm usually at a loss when people ask about butterfly sexing.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 12 November, 2008 - 8:31am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 18 October, 2008 - 2:21pm

A tiger swallowtail maybe?
A tiger swallowtail maybe?
… Ryanthebuglover, 2 August, 2008 - 6:31pm

 
No never mind.
No never mind.
… Ryanthebuglover, 2 August, 2008 - 6:31pm

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

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 2 August, 2008 - 3:34pm

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