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Art- Texture Dry Brush

Western tiger swallowtail

 

Family: Papilionidae

Subfamily: Papilioninae

Identification: Upperside of hindwing with upper-most marginal spot yellow or lacking. Underside of forewing with separate yellow spots forming marginal band. Hindwing has narrow marginal spots and no orange tint except for 2 spots near end of inner margin.

Wing Span: 2 3/4 - 4 inches (7 - 10 cm).

Life History: Males patrol canyons or hilltops for receptive females. Females lay eggs singly on surface of host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves and rest on silken mats in shelters of curled leaves. Chrysalids hibernate.

Flight: One flight from June-July.

 

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