• Western Tiger Swallowtail (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
    Western Tiger Swallowtail (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection (E551)
Western Tiger Swallowtail (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Western Tiger Swallowtail (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection

Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Western Tiger Swallowtail (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection

Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal

Identifier:
E551
Description

Male western tiger swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) - a species of butterfly - specimen, pressed inside of an almost flat, rectangular, plastic container. There is a raised "bubble" in the center of the plastic that houses the body of the specimen.

Original label identifies the specimen as "[Male] Papilio Rutulus Arizonensis" - a subspecies no longer considered valid - and suggests that it was collected in Fruita, Colorado.

Content Date:
July 1 1924
Related collection
Will Minor Butterfly Collection Will Minor donated a somewhat large lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, etc.) collection. All of the specimens were donated under different accession/lot numbers. This collection was created to make accessing these artifacts easier. 
Related person
Will Minor (was used by)
Related place
Fruita (Collected at)