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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 » Pale Tiger Swallowtail - Hodges#4179 (Papilio eurymedon)
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Pale Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio eurymedon - female
Copyright © 2012 D. Cheasebro

Pale Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio eurymedon - Female
Gold Creek Pond, near Snoqualmie Pass, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
July 6, 2010
I was confident until I noticed http://bugguide.net/node/view/527010/bgimage, where Kelly Fiegle said "Although the Pale Tiger may have a yellowish cast, and the Western Tiger may have a whitish cast, a discerning feature is in the crescent-shaped spot right above the tail. The Pale Tiger Swallowtail has ORANGE in this crescent spot, but it is always yellow in the Western Tiger."

I'm unsure whether to call the crescent-shaped spot on mine orangish yellow or yellowish orange. Tentatively, it's female.

On Cascade beardtongue, Penstemon serrulatus (likely - too many similar species here to be sure).

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Pale Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio eurymedon - female Pale Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio eurymedon - female Pale Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio eurymedon - female
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Contributed by D. Cheasebro on 2 January, 2012 - 5:15pm
Last updated 22 August, 2012 - 12:55am

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