Desert  Swallowtail,  Male  -  Papilionidae  Papilioninae  Papilio  coloro === P. polyxenes coloro
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 Desert Swallowtails puddling  


male on Quince flowers, dorsal

Male P. coloro
dorsal
male-ventral view
dorsal view_P coloro

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Photo Details
Larva extracted by Todd Stout  on October 29, 2005 at an elevation of 3000 feet and 5.4 miles West of Welcome Spring, Beaver Dam Mountains, Washington County, Utah
1. Dorsal
2. Dorsal view
3. Partial dorsal
4., 5. Ventral view
 
Canon 20D, 100mm lens,  ISO 200, 1/250,  F16,  Flash 1 1/3
6. face
Canon 20D, 100mm lens,  ISO 200, 1/250,  F16,  Flash  1/3
©Nicky Davis

Host Plants
Thamnosma montana -Turpentine Broom
Foeniculum vulgare - Fennel


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