Help with ID for butterfly

[Bob Thomas]

That is clearly a Pale Swallowtail.  The Scientific name escapes me at the
moment.  Very common in the Sierra foothills above 3 to 4 thousand feet.
That is a nice specimen.  Many I have seen get rather ragged by early
summer.

What else are you seeing there this time of year?

--
Bob Thomas

Cameron Park, California


"John Hughes" <jlhughes at yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:960fa4b1.0206211703.15656e3e at posting.google.com...
| I am south of Yosemite National Park at Bass Lake in the Sierra
| foothills (about 3000 feet elevation) and I would like some help with
| the name of a butterfly common in this area.
|
| A photo of the side view and top view is available at
| http://jomari.com/butterfly/butterfly.jpg
|
| The butterfly is mostly black and white with small spots of light blue
| and orange.
|
| Thanks for the help.
|
| John Hughes
|
| P.S. Once I get back from vacation this photo will be added to the
| Digital Art Desktops and Postcards site at http://jomari.com/dad  The
| images are available in sizes suitable for desktop backgrounds and as
| e-mail postcards.



 
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