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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 » Western Tiger Swallowtail - Hodges#4177 (Papilio rutulus)
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Western Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio rutulus - male
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

Western Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio rutulus - Male
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
March 25, 2007
I was shooting bees, trying to do a flash test, when this butterfly plunked right down next to me. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Finally, I weakened, changed my camera set-up, and shot what's probably my favorite butterfly.
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 26 March, 2007 - 4:52pm
Last updated 29 September, 2009 - 9:13pm

It is a beaut. And nice ima
It is a beaut. And nice image. As an easterner I am only familiar with the similar "Eastern".
… Richard Lareau, 26 March, 2007 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Richard
This is about the nicest I've seen and one of the easiest to shoot, as they're so cooperative. Just looked in Butterflies through Binoculars The West, and there don't seem to be any big differences between the two. The book shows Colorado's eastern border as the dividing line, but I vaguely remember a Bug Guide post where these two and the Canadian version were all contenders. Well, you and I have it easier!
… Ron Hemberger, 26 March, 2007 - 11:57pm login or register to post comments

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