Sonoran Desert Arthropods - Papilio multicaudatus (Two-tailed swallowtail)

Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Arthropods
Papilio multicaudatus (Two-tailed swallowtail)

(Two-tailed swallowtail)
Habitat: Uncommon permanent resident of the Ajo Mtns. Very large
Food Habits: Patrols canyons, damp spots.

Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Papilionidae - Swallowtail
Genus Papilio
species multicaudatus

Giant desert centipede
vs
Western whiptail lizard

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Natural History of the Sonoran Desert and Refuge