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Papilio multicaudata - Two-tailed Swallowtail - Papilio multicaudata - male
Copyright © 2008 Bryan Doty

Papilio multicaudata - Two-tailed Swallowtail - Papilio multicaudata - Male
Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
June 13, 2008
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Contributed by Bryan Doty on 2 October, 2008 - 5:52pm
Last updated 12 November, 2008 - 8:38am

Looks like
they'd been flying a long time. This looks like a female (more black and blue on the wings), the other a male.
… David J. Ferguson, 6 October, 2008 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

Another at the same location/same day
… Bryan Doty, 3 October, 2008 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Western Tiger Swallowtail.
… Bryan Doty, 3 October, 2008 - 9:08am login or register to post comments

Two-tailed
I think. The thin stripes and shape of the forwings are more like that species. Also, at the low elevation of Kingman the Two-stripe is common, but I wouldn't think a Western would be too likely to come down that far out of the mountains.
… David J. Ferguson, 2 October, 2008 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Location
This picture was taken near the Flag Mine in the Hualapai Mountains probably around 7000' elevation.
… Bryan Doty, 3 October, 2008 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

 
Maybe both
are there, since it actually was a location up in the mountains. I don't even know for sure if the Western is in the Hualapais? It's not found on many desert mountains, but the Hualapais are pretty lush in places.
… David J. Ferguson, 3 October, 2008 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

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