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  Sighting 1170816

Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata

Observation date: June 18, 2018
Submitted by: teenybod
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: July 25, 2018
Coordinator notes: This is actually a Two-tailed Swallowtail, common in urban areas and foothills throughout Colorado, but especially along the front range. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is usually only seen in far eastern Colorado, out on the plains. Both are members of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae), and are closely related.
Checklist region(s): Fremont County, United States, Colorado