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Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
jmorlan

Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)

This is the official state butterfly of Arizona. The extra tail is the short inner one, not very obvious. Otherwise this species is larger than the Western Tiger Swallowtail which also may occur in this area, but has narrower dark "tiger stripes." These two are mud-puddling.
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Location
Huachuca Canyon, Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA
Date taken
31 July 2022.
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KC Foggin
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A great double capture of these Swallowtails Joseph! We call them Tiger Swallowtails over here. They are so very beautiful!
 
delia todd
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Swallowtails are such a widespread butterfly, aren't they.... sadly I've never seen one, as we don't get them in Scotland!!

A fabulous picture of this pair Joe - well done laddie.
 

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Category
Butterflies & Moths
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jmorlan
Date added
View count
229
Comment count
3

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Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
Two-tailedSwallowtailIMG_1553.jpg
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343.4 KB
Date taken
Sun, 31 July 2022 10:02 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 752px

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