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Unknown Butterfly - Side View - Parnassius smintheus
Copyright © 2006 Paul Carlson

Unknown Butterfly - Side View - Parnassius smintheus
Lion Gulch, near Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
July 2, 2006
Size: 2 inch wingspread
The same butterfly as the one I just posted here.

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Unknown Butterfly - Top View - Parnassius smintheus Unknown Butterfly - Side View - Parnassius smintheus
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on 2 July, 2006 - 6:48pm
Last updated 9 December, 2006 - 11:34am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… Tony-2, 9 December, 2006 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

Unknown Butterfly
The Audubon Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders 1980 shows this as Phoebus, a tailless swallowtail. Picture pg.591 and information pg. 723.
… gail starr, 3 July, 2006 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Gail!
That sure looks like it. As soon as a guide page gets made for the Phoebus, I'll move the images there.
… Paul Carlson, 3 July, 2006 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

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