Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata W.F. Kirby, 1884
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Identification: Upper surface of male forewing with narrow black stripes. Each hindwing has 2 tails.
Wing Span: 3 1/2 - 5 inches (9 - 12.7 cm).
Life History: Males patrol stream courses or city streets for receptive females. Eggs are laid singly on leaves of host plant. Caterpillars eat leaves and rest on silken mats in shelters of curled leaves. Chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: One flight May to mid-August in North, most of year in South.
Caterpillar Hosts: Leaves of ash (Fraxinus), hop tree (Ptelea), and chokecherry (Prunus).
Adult Food: Nectar from thistles, milkweeds, California buckeye, lilac, and many others.
Habitat: Foothill slopes and canyons, moist valleys, streamsides, woodlands, parks, roadsides, suburbs, and cities.
Range: Western North America south from British Columbia, east to central Nebraska and central Texas, south through Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None noted.
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Region: Montrose County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Chaffee County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Slope County, North Dakota, United States
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Region: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Baker County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Texas, Mason County, United States
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Region: Johnson County, Wyoming, United States
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Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Region: Grand County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
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Region: Lewis And Clark County, Montana, United States
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Region: Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States
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Region: Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Harney County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Crockett County, Texas, United States
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Region: Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States
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Region: Nevada County, California, United States
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Region: Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Canyon County, Idaho, United States
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Region: Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States
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Region: Banner County, Nebraska, United States
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Region: Torrance County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Custer County, South Dakota, United States
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