Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Observation date: September 07, 2014
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: sipping mud 94 high around 1500 hrs lots of these where ever there was water or mud, and sweet bush for nectar we saw dozens of these along the road side where there were puddles. they were very plentiful, except that traffic was taking a few due to road kill on main hwy , lots blooming very green due to thunder showers off and on this summer. for a plant list go to http://tchester.org/plants/floras/pr/S2_mile_0_to_5.html this will give a list of plants in bloom
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: September 08, 2014
Coordinator notes: These are subspecies coloro-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, San Diego County