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Pale Swallowtail

P is for Pale Swallowtail. You can recognize a pale swallowtail by the color of its wings. They are yellowish white with black stripes. They also have slender black tails with either orange or blue at the tip of the tail. Pale Swallowtails are usually found in the dry Rocky Mountains, or sipping water from a small puddle.

A Pale Swallowtail at rest on a flower.
Photo used with permission from http://sdbirds.basiclink.com/

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