Oregon Swallowtail Double Sided Pendant Necklace Bracelet Desert populations typically just have

Desert populations typically just have one spring brood

One male and one female specimen

with the last caterpillars overwintering as pupae to eclose (hatch) in May

It's hard to not call them a Valentine's Day Moth

Oregon Swallowtail Double Sided Pendant Necklace Bracelet Desert populations typically just haveOregon Swallowtail Double Sided Pendant Necklace Papilio machaon oregonius The official state insect of Oregon, this is a fairly common butterfly if you know where to look, but rarely numerous in the Columbia River Basin. This species thrives in desert habitats and basalt canyons along streams and rivers where its larval host plant thrives. There are several broods within the region, with the last overwintering as pupae in September October to eclose