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Larva

Behind larva head capsule is a yellow stink gland, extending outwards when frightened. Thorax with eydspots. Rear end of thorax with a wide black band. Body surface dotted with several tiny blue spots.

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Adult

Pagina yellow. Forewing with several black stripes, wing margin with a column of yellow rectangular spots. Hind wing with a long tail, wing cover black area, with blue and orange spots, wing margin with a circle of crescent yellow spots.

license: CC-BY-SA-3.0 author : diego_cue

Ventral

Adult head with a pair of black clavate antennae. Compound eyes black. Siphoning-sucking mouthparts. 2 scaly wings attached to thorax, 3 pairs of legs. Body yellow, black striped.

license: CC0 author : ALAN SCHMIERER

Two-tailed swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)

Photo By hannawacker , used under CC0-1.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Scientific Classification

Phylum

Arthropods

Class

Bugs

Order

Moths and butterflies

Family

Swallowtail butterflies

Genus

Swallowtails

Species

Two-tailed swallowtail

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