Desert  Swallowtail
     Papilio  polyxenes coloro
Puddling
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2 3/4 to 3 1/2 wing span. Yellow on black base, upper surface hindwing has yellow-orange eyespot near tail with black center, The host plant is Thamnosma montana (turpentine broom)

Photos of Utah Butterflies, Lepidoptera, Photo of Desert Swallowtail Butterfly, Lepidoptera Papilionidae Papilioninae Papilio coloro, April 25, 2004, Lytle Ranch, Washington County, Utah, ©Nicky Davis
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1., 2. April 25, 2004, Drinking at  a "Mud Hole" at  Lytle Ranch, Washington County, Utah  ©Nicky Davis

Host Plant
Thamnosma montana -Turpentine Broom
Foeniculum vulgare - Fennel

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