Species on page: (5 species in 2 genera depicted)

Western swallowtail Papilio rutulus

Pale swallowtail Papilio eurymedon

Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)

African swallowtail (Papilio dardanus)

Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor )

Western swallowtail Papilio rutulus

San Bruno Mountain

Swallowtail

Western swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
San Bruno Mountain
May 5, 2012 with Alan Siegel and Jon Greene

Pail swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)

Swallowtail swallowing

Pale swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails and parassians)
Blue dicks (Dipterostemon capitatus ssp capitatus)
Family: Asparagaceae (agave, asparagus family) - brodiaea subgroup
On the ridge
Jasper Ridge
April 9, 2019
Canon 7Dmark2

Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)

Swallowtail

Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails and parassians)
Byxbee Park
April 1, 2023
Canon 7Dmark2

Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails and parassians)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 2, 2021
Canon R5

Bee, swallowtail, thistle

Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails and parassians)
Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Family: Asteraceae (sunflowers, daisies, asters, thistles)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 28, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Swallowtail on thistle

Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails and parassians)
Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Family: Asteraceae (sunflowers, daisies, asters, thistles)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
June 28, 2020
Canon 7Dmark2

Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails and parassians)
Adobe Creek Trail
February 27, 2021
Canon 7D markII

Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails and parassians)
Adobe Creek Trail
February 27, 2021
Canon 7D markII

Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails and parassians)
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June 2, 2021
Canon 7Dmark2

African swallowtail (Papilio dardanus)

Mocker

African swallowtail (Papilio dardanus)
Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails and parassians)
Babati, Tanzania
July 1, 2010

Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)

I herd it through the pipevine

Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails and parassians)
En route to Rockport
Texas 2024
April 4, 2024
Canon R5

Other lepidopterans

Owl butterfly

Alfalfa butterfly

Glasswing butterfly

White peacock butterfly

Spanish moth

Silkworms

Sphinx moths

California oak moth

Monarch butterflies

Last modified: April 17, 2024
Created: November 11, 2014 (from bluemorpho.html)
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