Pale Swallowtail Butterfly Pendant Necklace - Papilio eurymedon Bracelet Papilio multicaudata pusillus

Papilio multicaudata pusillus

Larvae overwinter in little cocoons

the caterpillars get HUGE as they need to overwinter and live as an adult off larval fat reserves

This day flying moth is quite spectacular in coloration

Pale Swallowtail Butterfly Pendant Necklace - Papilio eurymedon Bracelet Papilio multicaudata pusillusPale Swallowtail Butterfly Pendant Necklace Papilio eurymedon This common black and white butterfly is sometimes mistaken for the Zebra Swallowtail of Eastern North America. However, it's size and coloration on closer examination really set it apart with hints of blue and red within the wing structures. There is one spring early summer flight in Oregon, where one can witness hundreds on male butterflies drinking water at mud puddles and springs in