Summary ⁷

The Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) is a species of the Papilionidae family found in western North America from British Columbia to Central America.

Habitat ⁸

Comments: Semi-arid canyonland, mid-level mountains, canyon bottoms; groves, parks, and roadsides.

National nature serve conservation status ⁹

Canada

United States

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/78425154@N00/6016065489
2. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2012_09_14/IMG_128505.JPG
3. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2012_09_29/IMG_130516.JPG
4. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2012_09_29/IMG_130517.JPG
5. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2012_09_29/IMG_130513.JPG
6. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2012_09_29/IMG_130514.JPG
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_multicaudata
8. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28748792
9. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28748781

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CalPhotos
• CUIC Insect Images
• Enciclovida Mariposa cometa Xochiquetzal (Pterorus multicaudata)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Moth Photographers Group
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths
• Wikipedia

Range Map

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