Western tiger swallowtail
Papilio rutulus

Type of Insect: butterfly
Size: large
Overall Color: black and yellow
Larval Foods: riparian trees
Adult Foods:
Larval Type: caterpillar
status: common
Description: large black and yellow, tailed butterfly

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class: Hexapoda (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies,moths)
Family: 01 Papilionidae (swallowtails)
SubFamily: Papilioninae (swallowtails)
Genus: Papilio
Species: rutulus