Baird's Swallowtail
Papilio bairdi

Adult Male

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immatures


Dorsal
machaon

Ventral
ventral


Close-up

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Legs and abdomen
bairdi


Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Male eclosed July 08, 2006

Ova collected  May 27, 2006  in the Stansbury Range, Tooele County, Utah by T. Stout.

Name variations
Papilio bairdi ==Papilio machaon bairdi form gothica

Host Plant
Tarragon - Artemisia dracunculus
Lomatium grayi - Gray's Biscuitroot

There is a question whether Indian Parsley  can be used to rear  the P. machaon bairdi butterfly
 
Indian Parsley -  Lomatium dissectum

Other  host  plants (not photographed)
 Fennel
Other Parsley


Other Information
P. machaon bairdi has one flight  in  the north of it's range and two in the southern part of it's range.  Since we are in the southern part of it's range,
it will not require being cooled for a few months to simulate a winter nor a simulated spring  before the pupa develops and  emerges  as an adult  this year.

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