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Western Tiger Swallowtail - Hodges#4177 (Papilio rutulus)
Photo#355697
Copyright © 2009
Arthur Scott Macmillan
Very large cocoon in a sling! -
Papilio rutulus
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA
October 15, 2009
Size: Maybe 2 or 3 inches long
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Contributed by
Arthur Scott Macmillan
on 30 November, 2009 - 8:23pm
Last updated 4 June, 2010 - 1:26am
Moved
Moved from
Papilio
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David J. Ferguson
, 4 June, 2010 - 1:26am
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Charley Eiseman
, 14 December, 2009 - 10:22am
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swallowtail butterfly
they are the only ones who hang thataway, cant say which kind.
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Edna Woodward
, 30 November, 2009 - 8:49pm
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Interesting!
Maybe a Western Tiger Swallowtail - The only one I can think of off hand. Thanks for the help!
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Arthur Scott Macmillan
, 4 December, 2009 - 2:50am
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