Papilio zelicaon Taken last spring at Tilden Botanical Garden - Berkeley, California
Date 13 July 2009, 15:53:23
Source Flickr: Swallowtail Pose (Papilio zelicaon)
Author Ingrid Taylar http://www.flickr.com/people/49503118795@N01
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swallowtail_Pose_(Papilio_zelicaon).jpg

The anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) is a common swallowtail butterfly of western North America. The usual range of the anise swallowtail extends from British Columbia and North Dakota at its northern extreme, south to the Baja California Peninsula and other parts of Mexico.
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species: Papilio zelicaon Lucas, 1858