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  Sighting 1028305

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Observation date: March 08, 2015
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Had just layer eggs on new sprouts on turpentine broom clear sky very warm 77+ moisture from good rains last week past. Gusty winds and laying three or four eggs tired this one out let me approach this time with out leaving. we checked lots of turpentine broom for larva and saw none. they had just flowered and made seeds. steady rain all day previous sunday and part of monday everything is very green. juniper scrub, and cacti, mallow. sweet bush. colorado low desert. plum canyon borrego desert state park. san diego, ca
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: March 09, 2015
Coordinator notes: This is yellow form and subspecies coloro-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, San Diego County