Oregon Swallowtail, Papilio bairdii oregonia <LEP13>
A denizen of the hot basalt canyons of the Columbia River, this beauty
is the official Oregon State Insect.
It has the same pattern as the Anise and Old World Swallowtails, but
its bands and spots are deeper yellow.
The orange spot with a blue cap on the hindwing has a flattened black
dot in it. The dot is round on the
Anise and missing in the Old World. |