Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus)

A common butterfly of the western US northward to BC, Canada.Recent evidence suggests that this species is more appropriately placed in the genus Pterourus. It was formerly treated as Papilio rutulus.

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus)
Lopez Canyon, SLO County, CA
8 July 2007

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus)
Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT
20 July 2013

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus)
Lopez Canyon, SLO County, CA
8 July 2007


Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus) Eagle Meadows, Tuolumne Co., CA 11 July 2007	Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus) Rock Creek, El Paso Co., CO 9 July 2016

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus)
Lamb's Canyon, Utah Co., UT
16 June 2005

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus)
Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT
3 July 2014

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus)
Davis Creek, Missoula Co., MT
3 July 2014


Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus) Bitterroot River Floodplain, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT 17 June 2015	Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus) Highwood Creek, Chouteau Co., MT 8 June 2016

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
31 May 2016


Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus) Highwood Creek, Chouteau Co., MT 8 June 2016	Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus) Highwood Creek, Chouteau Co., MT 8 June 2016

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus rutulus)
Highwood Creek, Chouteau Co., MT
8 June 2016

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