Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly Images

Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly Images, Facts and Information:

Papilio multicaudata

• Two-tailed Swallowtail butterflies are large yellow and black butterflies that are found in western North America. Two-tailed Swallowtails usually have two tails on their hindwings. Females are larger than males.
• The wingspan of Two-tailed Swallowtails ranges from 3.5 to 5 inches.
• Host plants for Two-tailed Swallowtail butterflies include chokecherry, bitter cherry, Arizona rosewood, single-leaf ash, hoptree, and Arizona sycamore.
• Adults fly during spring and summer and there is one brood. Females lay eggs singly on the host plant. The caterpillar will fold the host plant’s leaves and tie them together with silk, they will then eat from this structure. The pupae will overwinter then emerge in May.

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