[Swallowtails East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

An anise swallowtail observed at left at the summit of Crane Mountain, Fremont-Winema National Forest......August 1, 2020. The photo at right shows an anise swallowtail observed along a jeep road north of Box Canyon Road in the Simcoe Mountains Unit of the Klickitat Wildlife Area.....May 10, 2021.

The photo at left shows an anise swallowtail as seen on a thistle (Cirsium sp.) at Hat Pt., Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.......June 26, 2007. Note the solid black abdomen. The very similar Oregon swallowtail has several longitudinal yellow lines along the upper abdomen. The photo at right shows an anise swallowtail mudding along the Hardstone Trail on the west bank of the John Day River, Cottonwood Canyon State Park......April 24, 2022.

Anise swallowtail on western mountain phlox (Phlox austromontana) as seen along the Roads End Trail #201, Malheur National Forest and Strawberry Mountain Wilderness......July 7, 2023.