Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1045955

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Observation date: May 20, 2015
Date notes: Around the 20th of May 2015
Submitted by: mealexster
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Host plant was a fennel plant in a pot on our deck in the near South side of Fort Worth. There were no other plants very close by. There may be metadata with the image as it was taken with an iPhone. It may have been somewhat overcast, as we've been having a lot of rain recently and it was taken while I was at home for lunch on a workday and it doesn't look very sunny in the picture. The caterpillar was just sitting there when I noticed it, and didn't really move around any while was looking at it.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 31, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Tarrant County, Texas