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Western Tiger Swallowtail - Hodges#4177 (Papilio rutulus)
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Copyright © 2010
William Geoghegan
Purple Caterpillar w/ Yellow Stripe, Blue Spots -
Papilio rutulus
Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
August 27, 2010
Looks like a Swallowtail but my book shows then as mostly green.
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Contributed by
William Geoghegan
on 27 August, 2010 - 6:27pm
Last updated 25 September, 2010 - 9:16pm
Moved
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Butterflies (excluding skippers)
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David J. Ferguson
, 25 September, 2010 - 9:16pm
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john and jane balaban
, 18 September, 2010 - 8:22pm
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Yes it is a swallowtail
It's brown because it's about to pupate.
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metrioptera
, 27 August, 2010 - 6:50pm
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