Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail (LEP8) Papilio
multicaudata 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. |