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Western Tigerstripe Swallowtail M or F? - Papilio multicaudata - male
Copyright © 2006 Mark Edward Honstein

Western Tigerstripe Swallowtail M or F? - Papilio multicaudata - Male
Loveland, Larimer/Rocky Mountain National Forest County, Colorado, USA
August 8, 2006
Size: 5 inch wingspan
Beautiful large Swallowtail feeding on UI flower. This wildflower also attracts lots of bees and Hummingbird Moths. Is it male or female and how can I tell?
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Contributed by Mark Edward Honstein on 10 August, 2006 - 12:12am
Last updated 12 November, 2008 - 2:58am

This is a male
the claspers show as a yellow area beyond the black stripe. Thanks to David Ferguson for this information.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 12 November, 2008 - 8:33am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Papilio.
… Tony-2, 2 December, 2006 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… john and jane balaban, 2 December, 2006 - 3:32pm login or register to post comments

Unidentified flower
is the invasive weed Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis, see here
… john and jane balaban, 9 October, 2006 - 8:35am login or register to post comments

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