Anise Swallowtail

A new-for-me butterfly, Papilio zelicaon.

On a hike in Custer Gallatin National Forest, near Maxey Cabin.

» ID’ed as Papilio zelicaon (“Anise Swallowtail”): [ BAMONA ]
» Submitted as Papilio zelicaon (“Anise Swallowtail”): [ BugGuide* ]
» Butterfly species pages: [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ] [ UK Butterflies ] [ Wikipedia ]

» Custer Gallatin National Forest
    • Maxey Cabin

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* BugGuide has moved my image to genus Papilio. I initially conjectured that this was an Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), but there are 22 species (and additional subspecies) under “Papilio”!

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