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Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail


Pterourus multicadatus
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two-tailed tiger swallowtail butterfly

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This butterfly may reach a size over five inches. As the name implies, it has two tails on each wing. Look closely at the lower edge of each wing to see two longer tails to the outside and two medium tails to the inside. This is the largest Western Tiger Swallowtail. They visit my Austin (Texas) garden over a very long season.

Plants this butterfly regularly visits in my garden:
pentas (as pictured above)
verbena
lantana
butterfly bush





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