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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 » Black Swallowtail - Hodges#4159 (Papilio polyxenes) » Desert Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes coloro)
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Old World Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes - female
Copyright © 2012 Leslie

Old World Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes - Female
Scenic, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
September 28, 2012

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Old World Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes - female Old World Swallowtail ? - Papilio polyxenes - female
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Contributed by Leslie on 9 October, 2012 - 6:13pm
Last updated 29 September, 2022 - 12:57pm

The second photo helps
Between the location, the shape of the markings, and the large amount of orange on the underside, it fits P. polyxenes coloro better. Since this morning I looked a lot of photos of coloro, and the shape of the black pupil in the eye spot varies, and several that I looked at have a spot identical to the one shown in your photo.

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… David J. Ferguson, 10 October, 2012 - 12:25am login or register to post comments

Did you take any more photos,
perhaps one showing the body and or underside of the wings? The location argues for it being Papilio polyxenes coloro, but the eye spot on the hind wing looks more typical for Papilio [machaon] bairdii. Just from this photo it's hard to be absolutely certain which one it is.
… David J. Ferguson, 9 October, 2012 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

Possibly
an Old World Swallowtail, but wait for another opinion.
… tom murray, 9 October, 2012 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Swallowtail
Thank_you Tom, I believe you are correct. Thank_you very much for the ID!
… Leslie, 9 October, 2012 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

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