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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 » Two-tailed Swallowtail - Hodges#4178 (Papilio multicaudata)
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Two Tailed Swallowtail - Papilio multicaudata - male
Copyright © 2009 Mike Nelson Pedde

Two Tailed Swallowtail - Papilio multicaudata - Male
Kelowna - Brent's Mill, Okanagan region, British Columbia, Canada
June 29, 2009
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Contributed by Mike Nelson Pedde on 17 July, 2009 - 11:49am
Last updated 13 August, 2018 - 9:59am

I think in this case
Since this is only one of three posts of the species on BugGuide from Canada, and it represents a possibly valuable data point, and because these are the only "relatively" clear shots of a male of this species from Canada [the other male is a closer shot, but rather fuzzy], that perhaps they should not be Frassed just yet. This post represents the species near its far northernmost distributional limit as well.

Also, I went ahead and cropped down a couple of these a bit, so that non-editors (who can't view these images at full size) can see the butterfly itself more clearly.
… David J. Ferguson, 13 August, 2018 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from Two-tailed Swallowtail.

Please don't take this personally! This is a striking and widespread species with many photos on the BG page.

If there is some historical or other reason the image should be kept just let me know.
… Ken Allison, 10 August, 2018 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

Two Tailed Swallowtail
Thanks folks!

Mike.
… Mike Nelson Pedde, 18 July, 2009 - 12:54am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 17 July, 2009 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

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