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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Swallowtails, Parnassians (Papilionidae) » Papilioninae » Papilio » Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
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Catepillar with antenna - Papilio multicaudata
Copyright © 2008 Janine Meyers

Catepillar with antenna - Papilio multicaudata
Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
November 22, 2008
Size: about 2.5 in

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Contributed by Janine Meyers on 22 November, 2008 - 12:30pm
Last updated 4 December, 2008 - 7:42am

Moved
Moved from Western Tiger Swallowtail. Thanks, David for the correction.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 4 December, 2008 - 7:42am login or register to post comments

Papilio multicaudata
This is the Two-tailed Swallowtail. Very similar and very closely related to the Western. A couple of things to look at. First the location. I'm not sure if Western is found in the Huachuca Mountains (don't think so), and if it is, it would be up high, not down at Sierra Vista. Also, look at the black edge of the pupil of the large eye spot. It is thin. In the Western it is thick.
… David J. Ferguson, 4 December, 2008 - 5:22am login or register to post comments

I agree
with Hannah on ID and the beauty of the shots. Terrific!
… Nina, 23 November, 2008 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

Nice shots!
Not antennae but osmeteria - scent-producing organs found on swallowtail larvae that deter predators. I believe this is a Western Tiger Swallowtail - compare below:

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 22 November, 2008 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

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