Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio multicaudata <LEP8> It
sports a pair of tails on each hindwing.
The bright yellow wings and abdomen carry narrow black stripes. A field of blue liens inside the marginal
yellow spots, and the two spots below the tails are red-orange. Two-tailed Tigers soar through western
canyons where wild cherries provide nectar and host-plant forage. The picture shows one visiting teasel. |