Either Anise or Oregon Swallowtail, I can't tell the two apart.

Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA

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Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA

" Males patrol canyons or hilltops for receptive females. Females lay eggs singly on surface of host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on leaves and rest on silken mats in shelters of curled leaves. Chrysalids hibernate...
Flight: One flight from June-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Leaves of cottonwood and aspen (Populus), willows (Salix), wild cherry (Prunus), and ash (Fraxinus).
Adult Food: Nectar from many flowers including thistles, abelia, California buckeye, zinnia, and yerba santa.
Habitat: Woodlands near rivers and streams, wooded suburbs, canyons, parks, roadsides, and oases.
Range: Western North America from British Columbia south to southern New Mexico and Baja California; east to western South Dakota and southeast Colorado. A rare stray to central Nebraska.
Conservation: Not usually required."
- www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Papilio-rutulus

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Any corrections on the ID are most welcome.

Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA

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Cascade Mountains - Jackson County - Oregon - USA

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Taken during the summer wildflower bloom in the Cascade Mountains. There was snow in this location this morning

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