Posts Tagged: Papillo rutulus

'Tiger' in the Tithonia

Sometimes you can't get within 20 feet of a Western tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papillo rutulus). Sometimes it's a matter of inches.That was the...

Western tiger swallowtail nectaring Mexican sunflowers. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Western tiger swallowtail nectaring Mexican sunflowers. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Western tiger swallowtail atop a Mexican sunflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Western tiger swallowtail atop a Mexican sunflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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